Great Expectations: (Pinyin Color Illustration Book) - A Classic of World Literature

Author: Charles Dickens (United Kingdom)
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Two extraordinary experiences changed the protagonist Pip's lifelong pursuit. He was an orphan and lived with his sister since childhood. If it weren't for the accidental invitation from Miss Havisham and his encounter with the cold and capricious Estella, his life goal would have been to become an excellent blacksmith like his brother-in-law. From then on, the dream of becoming a gentleman haunted him. When he thought his dream was just a bubble that could be burst at any moment, the arrival of Mr. Jaggers pulled him back into the dream of a great future—a mysterious benefactor would fund him to become a gentleman. Could it be Miss Havisham? This unexpected windfall left him dizzy and disoriented. The London life he had stumbled into didn't bring him anything but debt. At this moment, a stranger entered his life, taking him back to his childhood memories, but also bringing the harsh reality. The Chinese title of this book is Great Expectations, written by the renowned British novelist Charles Dickens. He was born in 1812 into a family of naval petty officers. At the age of 10, his entire family was forced to move into a debtors' prison, and by the age of 11, he had to take on heavy household chores. He once worked as an apprentice in a bootmaker's shop and later as a clerk in a law office at the age of 16, before becoming a reporter for a newspaper. He only received a few years of formal education and became a famous writer entirely through hard self-study and arduous labor. The Illustrated Phonetic World Classics series, which is now being launched, is a carefully compiled and illustrated collection specially dedicated to young readers based on the original works. Its picture-and-word format, along with standardized phonetic annotations that meet primary school teaching standards, fully meets the reading needs of elementary school students.