Great Expectations

Author/creator Dickens, Charles Author
Other author Cardwell, Margaret Editor Notes by
Other author Flint, Kate Introduction by
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Description530 p. ill 19.600 x 012.900 cm.
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SeriesOxford World's Classics Ser.
Summary Annotation I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.' Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encoutering a variety of extraordinary characters ranging from Magwitch, the excaped convict, to Miss Havisham, locked up withher unhappy past and living with her ward, the arrogant, beautiful Estella. In this compelling story, Dickens shows the dangers of being driven by desire for wealth and social status. Pip must establish his own sense of self against the plans which others seem to have for him, and thus discover afirm set of values and priorities. Whether such values will allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is, however, the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dicken's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels. This edition use the text of the Clarendon edition, with a new Introduction and Explanatory Notes. The Appendices give the original, discarded ending, Dicken's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Awards noteAudie Award (won), 2009
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9780192833594
ISBN0192833596 (Trade Paper) Out of Print
Standard identifier# 9780192833594
Stock number00020142

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