Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

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Watch Pip in a frightening meeting with escaped convict Abel Magwitch in an adaptation of "Great Expectations". (To watch more clips click on the links on the right.)

Website 2
Meet Miss Havisham, Pip and Estella.

Website 3
What is "Great Expectations" about?

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The house on which Miss Havisham's Satis House was based, in Rochester, Kent, UK.

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Zoom in on illustrations from an early edition of "Great Expectations". (Click on the picture then zoom in or click on the right arrow to see more pictures.)

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Did "Great Expectations" always have a happy ending? Find out what Dickens orginally wrote.

Other topics:: Who was Charles Dickens?; Dickens' stories and characters; Life in Victorian times

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About this book

Young Reading Series 3 Classic stories
Great Expectations

The classic Charles Dickens novel retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories.
Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

Orphaned Pip lives a humble life with his sister and her husband, until a fateful encounter causes his life to change irrevocably. Will his great expectations be fulfilled?

See the other books in this series.

Reader Reviews

Great Expectations
I liked Pip because he was a kind and generous boy. I liked how he tried to help Miss Haversham and Magwich. It was a happy ending because Estella and Pip were never parted again. I read it to my Dad and he thought it was brilliant.
Gabi Siday, 9th April 2013

An Amazing Book
I really enjoyed this book as it was full of emotions and details. My favourite character was Pip because he was a nice person and very brave in trying to resue Miss Havisham. It was a sort of sad ending.
Lucas Cowie, 8th April 2013

Great Expectations
I liked the book because it was scary and good. My favourite character was Magwich because he was scary.
molly mchugh, 3rd March 2010

Great expectatations
This book is wonderful for children and adults. There is a young boy called Pip who lives with his older sister, and Joe the blacksmith. Barry Ablett the illustrator has drawn very impressively to my point of view for this book because the pictures almost look like they are telling the story themselves. My favourite character is Miss Havisham, because I like the description of her house. Hope you enjoy this book.
kirsty maclellan, 1st November 2009

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