Great Expectations

Great Expectations

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May 9, 2014 · Engels · eBook

Boekdetails

Formaat eBook
Taal Engels
Gepubliceerd May 9, 2014
Uitgever Tantor Audio
ISBN-10 1400126320
ISBN-13 9781400126323

Beschrijving

Considered by many to be Charles Dickens's finest novel, "Great Expectations" traces the growth of the book's narrator, the orphan Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens's most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip's good-hearted roommate Herbert Pocket, and the pompous Pumblechook. As Pip unravels the truth behind his own "great expectations" in his quest to become a gentleman, the mysteries of the past and the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him toward maturity and his most important discovery of all--the truth about himself.

Genres

Romantiek Mysterie Sciencefiction Dystopisch Thriller & Spanning Kinderboeken Biografie Actie & Avontuur Autobiografie & Memoires Zelfhulp Religie & Spiritualiteit Wetenschap & Technologie Geschiedenis Horror Humor Business & Economie Filosofie Fantasie Manga Graphic Novels Poëzie Kookboeken Reizen Gezondheid & Welzijn Kunst & Fotografie Misdaad Klassiekers Hedendaags Politiek Natuur Psychologie

Recensies

Bekijk Alles

First Charles Dickens book I've ever read! It was a short and nice read.

April 13th 2026

it was slightly annoying as it was done by a computer generated voice, the standard microsoft one. pronoucation was wierd too. but i stuck with it. next time i'm going to try a human voiced audiobook i have a leatherbound copy of the christmas carol at home, and i haven't read it in full. but this is my all time favourite christmas story, as i have watched almost every version of it on TV (or DVD), my favourite by far being the muppet version. I also did a play back when i was in high school.this story is about Ebenezer scrooge. he is a cheapskate and from what i can tell; he is also an grumpy old man.this story has a few ghosts to show Ebenezer what he has been missing out on by hating christmas. he is shown what other peple think of him but dare not say to his face(Ever). and is shown what the future holds for him if he contiues on the path he is on.of course he changes his ways. but this is a story to make you think. it is meant to make you appreciate what you have and to celebrate the spirit of christmas because it brings joy to not only you but those around you.

February 12th 2026

It really is what Christmas is about.

December 13th 2025