Lone Star Tears (Includes CD)

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: "Great Expectations," also translated as "A Tale of Two Cities," is a work from his later period. In literary history, this work, along with "Hard Times" and "A Tale of Two Cities," is regarded as one of Dickens' representative masterpieces. The theme of "Great Expectations" is the corrupting influence of money. The protagonist, Pip, is originally an innocent country boy who dreams of entering the upper class of British society. Later, he unexpectedly inherits a large fortune, and under the corrupting influence of money, this naive young man becomes a snob. When he returns to his literary pursuits, poverty once again restores the pure nature he had lost. In short, it is a worthwhile read.