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Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: This book describes the orphan Pip who once sheltered a fugitive. When he grew up, he fell in love with the beautiful and proud Estella. The fugitive Pip had sheltered had made a fortune abroad and secretly funded his upbringing to become an upper-class man. When he returned to visit Pip, he was caught by the authorities and sentenced to death. Pip's great expectations were dashed. Ten years later, he returned from abroad and coincidentally met Estella, who had since become widowed. The lovers. Great Expectations is a timeless masterpiece by the great British author Charles Dickens. The orphan Pip was raised by his elder sister and was employed by the aristocrat Miss Havisham, and fell in love with her adopted daughter Estella, determined to become "an upper-class man." When Pip was young, he accidentally rescued a fugitive who made a fortune abroad, in gratitude for the, sent him to London to receive an upper-class education. Just as Pip was full of hope, Estella married someone else, the fugitive was captured, and the inheritance was taken by the protagonist, turning Pip's "great expectations" into a bubble overnight. The entire novel is captivating with its plot, vivid characters, and strong artistic impact.