Great Expectations | Great Expectations

At a glance:

Author: Charles Dickens
First Published: 1860
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
Time of Work: Nineteenth century
Setting: England
Principal Characters: Pip, Joe Gargery, Miss Havisham, Estella, Herbert Pocket, Mr. Jaggers, Abel Magwitch (Mr. Provis), Compeyson
Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Sensation novel
Subjects: Genealogy, Love or romance, Crime or criminals, Nineteenth century, Education or educators, Mistaken or secret identity, Friendship, Hope, Poverty or poor people, England or English people, Duty, Lower classes, Money, Identity, Orphans or orphanages, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Blacksmithing or blacksmiths
Locales: London, England

Little Pip had been left an orphan when he was a small boy, and his much older sister had grudgingly reared him in her cottage. Pip’s brother-in-law, Joe Gargery, on the other hand, was kind and loving to the boy. Pip often wandered alone in the marsh country where he lived with his sister and Joe. One day, he was accosted by a wild-looking stranger who was an escaped prisoner. He frightened Pip and demanded that the boy secretly bring him food and a file to cut the iron chain that bound his leg. When Pip brought him a pork pie and file, he saw another mysterious...

Great Expectations | Great Expectations

At a glance:

The Story:

Join eNotes