num_pages: 3
description: A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; and, the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens' haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.
language: English
title: Great Expectations
titlecomplete: Great Expectations
characters: Estella, Herbert Pocket, Dolge Orlick, John Wemmick, Jaggers, Compeyson, Philip "Pip" Pirrip, Abel Magwitch, Joseph "Joe" Gargery, Miss Havisham
genres: Historical Fiction, School, Novels, Literature, Victorian, Classic Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 778156
awards: awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Audie Award
category: Classic, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського
publisher: Penguin Audio UK