num_pages: 536
description: Fortune. Misfortune. Dickens' classic tale, with an introduction by National Book Award nominee Michael CadnumPip is an orphan, alone in the world. Then his path crosses with that of an escaped convict, and his life is never the same again. From the decaying mansion of Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward, Estella, to a new world of unexpected wealth, Pip must struggle to find his way. Mysterious forces are at work, shaping his life in a conspiracy of love, fear, fate, and chance. Pip knows the kind of life he was meant to lead. What he doesn't know is whether life will lead him in an altogether different - and startling -- direction.
language: English
title: Great Expectations
titlecomplete: Great Expectations (Scholastic Classics)
characters: John Wemmick, Philip "Pip" Pirrip, Estella, Abel Magwitch, Compeyson, Miss Havisham, Jaggers, Joseph "Joe" Gargery, Dolge Orlick, Herbert Pocket
genres: Classics, British Literature, Novels, School, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 778277
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks