Great Expectations

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Great Expectations is a classic 1861 novel by Charles Dickens that follows the coming-of-age journey of an orphan named Pip as he navigates social class, ambition, and personal growth in Victorian England.

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instanceOf Bildungsroman
Victorian literature work
novel
author Charles Dickens
character Abel Magwitch
Bentley Drummle
Biddy
Estella
Herbert Pocket
Jaggers
Joe Gargery
Miss Havisham in Great Expectations
surface form: Miss Havisham

Mrs. Joe Gargery
Wemmick
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception considered one of Charles Dickens's greatest works
endingType revised ending by Charles Dickens
firstPublicationEndDate 1861-08-03
firstPublicationForm serial
firstPublicationStartDate 1860-12-01
firstPublishedIn All the Year Round
genre coming-of-age novel
social novel
hasFilmAdaptation Great Expectations (1946 film)
Great Expectations (1998 film)
hasTelevisionAdaptation Great Expectations (2011 television serial)
surface form: Great Expectations (2011 TV series)

Great Expectations (2023 TV series)
influencedBy Victorian social conditions
literaryForm serialized fiction
literaryInfluence influential in the development of the Bildungsroman in English literature
literaryPeriod Victorian era
mainCharacter Pip
narrationType first-person narrative
narrator Pip
originalEndingStatus more pessimistic ending initially written
originalLanguage English
placeInDickensOeuvre one of Dickens's later novels
protagonistFullName Pip
surface form: Philip Pirrip
publicationYear 1861
publisherOfFirstBookEdition Chapman and Hall
surface form: Chapman & Hall
settingCountry England
settingPeriod early 19th century
structure three-volume novel in book form
theme ambition
crime and punishment
guilt and redemption
love and rejection
personal growth
social class
wealth and poverty

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