Rollercoasters: Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
2021-07-19 22:42:08
Rollercoasters: Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
2021-07-19 22:42:08
Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past - the escaped convict Magwitch, the t...
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Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past - the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham and her proud andbeautiful ward, Estella - and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart. Charles Dicken''s classic novel, Great Expectations, explores memories of the past and their grip on the present, whilst raising disturbing questions about the extent towhich individuals affect each other''s lives.
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