Considered by many to be Dickens » finest novel,
Great Expectations traces the growth of the book »s narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens » most memorable characters.
Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip »s good-hearted room-mate Herbert Pocket and the pompous Pumblechook.As Pip unravels the truth behind his own »great expectations » in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him towards maturity and his most important discovery of all – the truth about himself.
Great Expectations traces the growth of the book »s narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens » most memorable characters.
Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip »s good-hearted room-mate Herbert Pocket and the pompous Pumblechook.As Pip unravels the truth behind his own »great expectations » in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him towards maturity and his most important discovery of all – the truth about himself.
Format EPUB ● Pages 432 ● ISBN 9781848703605 ● Maison d’édition Wordsworth Editions Ltd ● Publié 2011 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2468649 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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