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Great Expectations (Oxford World's Classics) (Paperback)

by Charles Dickens (Author), Robert Douglas-Fairhurst (Contributor), Margaret Cardwell (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed edition (12 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0199219761
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199219766
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'you are to understand, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...' 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 and beautiful ward, Estella - and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart. A powerful and moving novel, Great Expectations is suffused with Dickens's memories of the past and its grip on the present, and it raises disturbing questions about the extent to which individuals affect each other's lives. This edition includes a lively introduction, Dickens's working notes, the novel's original ending, and an extract from an early theatrical adaptation. It reprints the definitive Clarendon text.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A joy to read, 8 Sep 2008
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I first read this (actually that should say I was first forced to read this) in school over 20 years ago. I hated it. It was disected to within an inch of its life and I came to dread those lessons with a passion. What a shame that school can manage to put off even the most ardent of readers. Isn't reading supposed to be about enjoyment?

I picked this up a couple of weeks ago out of curiosity and read the first page while standing in the bookshop. Before I knew it I had read the entire first chapter and loved it. There is such humour in Dicken's books that would have been totally wasted on me as a 15 year old.

It took me a few weeks to read (hence the 4 stars as I had to concentrate more than with other books) but I thought it was just wonderful. I remembered so little of the story from the first time around that it was like reading a new book. What a fantastic array of characters I came to know. Just loved it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Expectations, 3 Mar 2009
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I am studying English Literature BA (Hons) degree at the moment and this is a great way to buy book for my studies. Not too bulky to hold and carry and the price is very good, especially as I have to buy 10 books per course.
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