graded readers : great expectations
Charles Dickens
- United Kingdom New Dawn press c2005
- 192 illustrations 22cm
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is a bildungsroman following Pip, an orphan who rises from humble beginnings to become a wealthy gentleman, only to discover his fortune comes from an escaped convict, Abel Magwitch. Pip learns that true worth lies in character, not social status, ultimately finding redemption and love with Estella.