Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
de: Charles Dickens
Publicat de: Signet Book
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Perhaps Dickens's best-loved work, "Great Expectations" is a powerful and moving novel suffused with the author's memories of the past and its grip on the present. This edition includes a new Afterword. Revised reissue.
From the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a novel of spellbinding mystery and a profound examination of moral values. An orphan living with his older sister and her kindly husband, Pip is hired by wealthy and embittered Miss Havisham as a companion for her and her beautiful adopted daughter, Estella. His years in service to the Havishams fill his heart with the desire to rise above his station in life. Pip's wish is fulfilled when a mysterious benefactor provides him with "great expectations"--the means to be tutored as a gentleman. Thrust into London's high-society circles, Pip grows accustomed to a life of leisure, only to find himself lacking as a suitor competing for Estella's favor. After callously discarding everything he once valued for his own selfish pursuits, Pip learns the identity of his patron--a revelation that shatters his very soul. With an Introduction by Stanley Weintraub
and an Afterword by Annabel Davis-Goff
From the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a novel of spellbinding mystery and a profound examination of moral values. An orphan living with his older sister and her kindly husband, Pip is hired by wealthy and embittered Miss Havisham as a companion for her and her beautiful adopted daughter, Estella. His years in service to the Havishams fill his heart with the desire to rise above his station in life. Pip's wish is fulfilled when a mysterious benefactor provides him with "great expectations"--the means to be tutored as a gentleman. Thrust into London's high-society circles, Pip grows accustomed to a life of leisure, only to find himself lacking as a suitor competing for Estella's favor. After callously discarding everything he once valued for his own selfish pursuits, Pip learns the identity of his patron--a revelation that shatters his very soul. With an Introduction by Stanley Weintraub
and an Afterword by Annabel Davis-Goff
General | |
Anul | 2009 |
Autor | Charles Dickens |
Categoria | Classics |
Editie | MassMarketPaperbound |
Editura | Signet Book |
Pagini | 508 |
Varsta recomandata | 18+ |
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Charles Dickens a fost un autor britanic cunoscut pentru romanele sale realiste, care au captat atenția și au inspirat milioane de cititori în întreaga lume. Născut în anul 1812 în Portsmouth, Dickens a crescut într-un mediu sărac, iar tatăl său a fost închis pentru datorii când autorul era încă copil. Acest lucru l-a determinat pe Dickens să muncească într-o fabrică de pâine la vârsta de doar 12 ani, iar experiența sa a influențat mult scrierile sale mai târziu.
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