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by Charles Dickens; Margaret Cardwell (Editor); Robert Douglas-Fairhurst


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A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers thetrue nature of his 'great expectations'.

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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. Despite his good fortune, 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 reprints the definitive Clarendon text. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst's new introduction ranges widely across critical issues raised by the novel: its biographical genesis, ideas of origin and progress and what makes a "gentleman," memory, melodrama, and
the book's critical reception. The book includes four appendices and the fullest set of critical notes in any mass-market edition. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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  • Title Great Expectations
  • Author Charles Dickens; Margaret Cardwell (Editor); Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 544
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, England
  • Date 2008-08-10
  • ISBN 9780199219766 / 0199219761
  • Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 1.1 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 2.79 cm)
  • Ages 04 to 09 years
  • Grade levels P - 4
  • Reading level 1200
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects England, Bildungsromans
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007051451
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author


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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