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Great Expectations

By Charles Dickens
Series: Oxford World's Classics
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Young Pip, raised by his sister and her husband the blacksmith in the Kent marshes, is thrust into a world of mystery and ambition when an anonymous benefactor ushers him into London's high society. Haunted by the enigmatic escaped convict Magwitch, the decayed Miss Havisham, and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip must navigate the tangled origins of his great expectations and confront the deepest secrets of his own heart. This powerful novel intertwines themes of memory, identity, and the far-reaching influence of the past on the present.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers who appreciate classic British literature, richly drawn characters, and explorations of social class and personal growth.

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Great Expectations includes some of Dickens's most memorable characters - Magwitch, Miss Havisham, Estella - encountered by young Pip as he grows into adulthood. This edition features a wide-ranging introduction, Dickens's working notes, the original ending and the definitive Clarendon text.

Perhaps Dickens's best-loved work, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a young man with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefactor allows him to escape the Kent marshes for a more promising life in London

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'You are to understand, Mr Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...'

Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband, the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past—the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham and her proud and beautiful ward, Estella—and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart.

A powerful and moving novel, Great Expectations is suffused with Dickens's memories of the past and its grip on the present, and it raises disturbing questions about the extent to which individuals affect each other's lives. This edition includes a lively introduction, Dickens's working notes, the novel's original ending, and an extract from an early theatrical adaptation. It reprints the definitive Clarendon text.

About the Series: For over 100 years, Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780199219766

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 June 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Contributors:

  • Edited by Margaret Cardwell
  • Introduction and notes by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 374g

Pages: 544

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Charles Dickens Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Oxford World's Classics

About the Author

Edited by Margaret Cardwell and Introduction and Notes by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst . Margaret Cardwell was formerly Reader in English at Queen's College, Belfast. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst is Fellow and Tutor in English, Magdalen College, Oxford University.

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