Project Gutenberg 1998-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 25922 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Great Expectations Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Expectations An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century (Victorian era). The story follows the life of a young orphan named Philip "Pip" Pirrip as he navigates social classes, personal aspirations, and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative begins with Pip's fateful encounter with an escaped convict, setting the stage for themes of ambition, morality, and transformation. The opening of the novel introduces Pip as he wanders through a churchyard, reflecting on his family history derived from tombstones. His innocent musings are interrupted by a terrifying confrontation with a convict who demands food and a file, instilling fear in Pip. As Pip grapples with the fear of being discovered stealing food for the convict and the horror of his surroundings, we are drawn into the bleak marshes that shape much of his childhood. This intense encounter not only establishes a sense of danger but also foreshadows Pip's future entanglements with crime and class disparity, as he later must navigate his relationships with figures from both the convict's world and his own lower-class upbringing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction England -- Fiction Revenge -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Ex-convicts -- Fiction Benefactors -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 1116713 2025-07-01T09:25:11.102680 text/html 1098188 2024-12-17T12:54:55 text/html 14386714 2025-07-01T09:25:25.743633 application/epub+zip 14383295 2025-07-01T09:25:13.553688 application/epub+zip 557560 2025-07-01T09:25:12.006654 application/epub+zip 14617217 2025-07-01T09:25:34.617029 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 14555098 2025-07-01T09:25:23.876615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 745025 2022-09-01T10:51:57.918705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058246 2025-07-01T09:25:09.691710 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1038512 2024-12-17T12:54:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18215 2025-07-01T09:25:34.780021 application/rdf+xml 27129 2025-07-01T09:25:12.117645 image/jpeg 3860 2025-07-01T09:25:12.062697 image/jpeg 30122515 2025-07-01T09:25:11.483714 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia