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Book Synopsis''Hold your noise! Keep still, you little devil, or I''ll cut your throat!''Little orphan Pip scarcely imagines how a terrifying encounter with a convict on the lonely marshes will later transform his life. Pip is more troubled by his visits to strange old Miss Havisham - her decaying wedding dress and the house full of memories - and the beautiful girl Estella who makes him ashamed of his country manners and coarse hands. A blacksmith''s apprentice could never hope to win Estella, but then, young Pip''s future might not turn out quite as expected...
Includes exclusive material: In ‘The Backstory’ you can learn about Victorian convicts and the alternative ending to
Great Expectations!
Vintage Children’s Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from
The Jungle Book and
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland to modern classic
Trade ReviewI think I was 10. I was having a party. The weather was good, so my mother was keeping us all outside, so we'd break nothing and get sick on the grass. One of my friends handed me a present. He looked a bit embarrassed. I knew what it was before I opened it. A book... I thanked him and tore off the paper.
Great Expectations. I eventually read it. Pip in the graveyard, the escaped convict - more than 40 years later, I'm still reading Dickens -- Roddy Doyle
