Great Expectations: Abridged for Young Readers

Name: Great Expectations: Abridged for Young Readers
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Releases 6 Jun 2024

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A beloved classic adult novel skilfully abridged to inspire and engage a new generation of middle-grade readers, from a multi-award-winning author. Young orphan Pip, downtrodden and mistreated by his guardian sister, has a terrifying meeting with an escaped convict. Soon afterwards he is invited to play at the gloomy, cobwebbed house of unhappy Miss Havisham, where he is humiliated by her beautiful ward, Estella. Pip falls in love with the girl, despite her disdain for his ignorance and rough appearance, and begins his apprenticeship to his blacksmith brother-in-law feeling ashamed of his lowly home. Then Pip is told he is to be brought up as a wealthy gentleman, and he delightedly assumes his secret benefactor to be Miss Havisham, planning him as a match him for Estella. When he discovers this is not the case, his heart is broken and his loyalties torn. What is the connection between Miss Havisham and the mysterious convict? And will Pip ever win Estella’s heart?

Author Biography:

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian age. His work, which includes such enduring classics as "David Copperfield", "Oliver Twist" and "Great Expectations", was immensely popular with contemporary audiences and has continued to fascinate readers for generations. So enduring is his popularity that his novels have never gone out of print. "A Christmas Carol "- which Dickens refers to as his "ghostly little book" - was an immediate success when published on 17 December 1843 and is often credited with inventing the modern form of Christmas. At the time of its writing, old Christmas traditions were in decline and, Dickens' festive tale, with its portrayal of a celebration achievable by all regardless of class or wealth did much to revive the popularity of the festive holiday.

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June 6th, 2024

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