Great ExpectationsA 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' haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers thetrue nature of his 'great expectations'. |
Contents
Chapter 1 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | 10 |
Chapter 3 | 26 |
Chapter 5 | 50 |
Chapter 6 | 69 |
Chapter 7 | 72 |
Chapter 8 | 91 |
Chapter 9 | 113 |
Chapter 16 | 211 |
Chapter 17 | 219 |
Chapter 18 | 235 |
Chapter 19 | 259 |
Chapter 20 | 285 |
Chapter 21 | 300 |
Chapter 22 | 309 |
Chapter 23 | 332 |
Chapter 10 | 126 |
Chapter 11 | 138 |
Chapter 12 | 163 |
Chapter 13 | 173 |
Chapter 14 | 187 |
Chapter 15 | 191 |
Chapter 24 | 346 |
Chapter 25 | 357 |
Chapter 26 | 370 |
Chapter 27 | 383 |
Chapter 28 | 397 |
Chapter 29 | 408 |
Common terms and phrases
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