description: Enjoy one of Dickens' towering achievements in this grandly entertaining dramatization! An anonymous benefactor plucks young orphan Pip from his hard life as a blacksmith's apprentice and thrusts him into London society as a gentleman. When a mysterious figure from his forgotten past re-emerges, every assumption on which Pip based his hopes is exposed as a delusion. How can Pip make amends to the loved ones he left behind, and how can he hope to ever win the affection of the woman he loves? This work is filled with some of Dickens' most memorable characters - the affable blacksmith Joe Gargery, the beautiful yet haughty Estella, the enigmatic Miss Havihsam, and the menacing convict, Magwitch - presented by a full cast, starring Geraldine McEwan, on 5 CDs.
language: English
title: Great Expectations
titlecomplete: Great Expectations (dramatization)
characters: Compeyson, Dolge Orlick, Philip "Pip" Pirrip, Miss Havisham, Jaggers, Abel Magwitch, John Wemmick, Herbert Pocket, Estella, Joseph "Joe" Gargery
genres: Victorian, Literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, 19th Century, Classic Literature, British Literature, School, Novels, Classics
ratings_count: 778557
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського
publisher: BBC Audiobooks