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Great Expectations (Puffin film tie-in)


No. of pages 496

Published: 2012

Great for age 6-12 years

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One of Dickens' most famous novels, now a new movie starring Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Faversham and Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch. As a small boy at Joe Gargery's forge, Pip meets two people who will affect his whole life - an escaped convict he is forced to help, and the eccentric Miss Haversham, whose beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella young Pip adores. But when a secret benefactor pays for him to go to London to become a gentleman, Pip never dreams he will meet the dreadful Magwitch again, nor just how wrong his expectations are. Lightly abridged for Puffin Classic readers, with a gorgeous film tie-in cover.

 

 

There are 496 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.

 

This book contains the following story:

Great Expectations
Raised by his brother and sister in law in humble circumstances, Pip aspires to a better life. When a mysterious benefactor provides the funds Pip sets off to the city to become a gentleman. However, the money cannot secure for him the girl he loves, and over time Pip realises that happiness must be found in the things he gave up in pursuit of a more sophisticated life.

This book features the following characters:

Miss Haversham
This book features Dickens's character, Miss Haversham.

Joe Gargery
This book features the character Joe Gargery.

Herbert Pocket
This book features the character Herbert Pocket.

Abel Magwitch
This book features the character Abel Magwitch.

Estella Havisham
This book features the character Estella Havisham.