Great Expectations
Publisher: Hern Books, Limited, Nick
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781848420670
Subjects: England, fiction; Man-woman relationships, fiction; British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author); Fiction, coming of age
Description: A beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels, bringing it thrillingly to life for the stage. When the orphan Pip meets the convict Magwitch in a graveyard and is forced to help him escape, his life takes a series of unexpected turns. Invited to the house of the mysterious Miss Havisham, he falls in love with her adopted daughter, the beautiful but cold-hearted Estella. Then the generosity of an unknown benefactor sends him to London to become a gentleman. But the truth behind his change of fortune, once revealed, is not what Pip expects ... Eminently actable and stageable, this version is also ideal for schools and amateur theatre companies.