Great Expectations

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: Great Expectations is one of Dickens' most mature works and was written during his later years. After experiencing a rich life, Dickens gained profound insights into people, his surroundings, and his own life experiences, and all his mature thoughts and perceptions were compiled in Great Expectations. In this book, he narrates the romantic adventures of the young Pip in his usual straightforward, humorous style. Pip was originally determined to live a simple life—working as a blacksmith—but a chance encounter led him to be chosen by a wealthy and eccentric old spinster, who introduced him to a whole new world. The old spinster's bait—beautiful Estella—is almost a typical figure from that world: beautiful, proud, and somewhat cold. Pip begins a long and ardent pursuit of her.