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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (2004, Hardcover) Like New

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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
ISBN
9781593081621

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1593081626
ISBN-13
9781593081621
eBay Product ID (ePID)
128443713

Product Key Features

Book Title
Great Expectations
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Classics, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Fiction
Author
Charles Dickens
Book Series
Barnes and Noble Classics Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.6 in
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
823.8
Synopsis
&&LIGreat Expectations&&L/I, by &&LBCharles Dickens&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I: New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics &&L/Ipulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works.&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LI&&L/I &&L/P&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"&&LIGreat Expectations&&L/I, described by G. K. Chesterton as a "study in human weakness and the slow human surrender," may be called &&LSTRONGCharles Dickens&&L/B''s finest moment in a remarkably illustrious literary career.&&LBR&&LBRIn an overgrown churchyard, a grizzled convict springs upon an orphan named Pip. The convict terrifies the young boy and threatens to kill him unless Pip helps further his escape. Later, Pip finds himself in the ruined garden where he meets the bitter and crazy Miss Havisham and her foster child Estella, with whom he immediately falls in love. After a secret benefactor gives him a fortune, Pip moves to London, where he cultivates great expectations for a life which would allow him to discard his impoverished beginnings and socialize with the idle upper class. As Pip struggles to become a gentleman and is tormented endlessly by the beautiful Estella, he slowly learns the truth about himself and his illusions.&&LBR&&LBRWritten in the last decade of his life, &&LIGreat Expectations&&L/I reveals Dickens''s dark attitudes toward Victorian society, its inherent class structure, and its materialism. Yet this novel persists as one of Dickens''s most popular. Richly comic and immensely readable, &&LIGreat Expectations&&L/I overspills with vividly drawn characters, moral maelstroms, and the sorrow and pity of love.&&L/P&&LP&&LBRadhika Jones&&L/B is a doctoral candidate in English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the managing editor of &&LIGrand Street magazine&&L/I.&&L/P&&L/B&&L/B, Great Expectations , by Charles Dickens , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics   series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.   Great Expectations , described by G. K. Chesterton as a "study in human weakness and the slow human surrender," may be called Charles Dickens 's finest moment in a remarkably illustrious literary career. In an overgrown churchyard, a grizzled convict springs upon an orphan named Pip. The convict terrifies the young boy and threatens to kill him unless Pip helps further his escape. Later, Pip finds himself in the ruined garden where he meets the bitter and crazy Miss Havisham and her foster child Estella, with whom he immediately falls in love. After a secret benefactor gives him a fortune, Pip moves to London, where he cultivates great expectations for a life which would allow him to discard his impoverished beginnings and socialize with the idle upper class. As Pip struggles to become a gentleman and is tormented endlessly by the beautiful Estella, he slowly learns the truth about himself and his illusions. Written in the last decade of his life, Great Expectations reveals Dickens's dark attitudes toward Victorian society, its inherent class structure, and its materialism. Yet this novel persists as one of Dickens's most popular. Richly comic and immensely readable, Great Expectations overspills with vividly drawn characters, moral maelstroms, and the sorrow and pity of love. Radhika Jones is a doctoral candidate in English and comparative literature at Columbia University and the managing editor of Grand Street magazine .

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