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Great Expectations is written in the first person and is virtually a fictional autobiography of “Pip” from his childhood, through often painful experiences, to adulthood. It charts his progress as he moves from the Kent marshes - his social status radically changed having gained an unknown benefactor - to busy commercial London. The book is richly populated with a variety of extraordinary characters many of whom, unbeknownst to them, have lives that are inextricably linked to the others. It is all there, love, hate, passion, humour, rejection, duplicity, betrayal, a whole gamut of emotions and human strengths and weaknesses . This is one of Dickens most fascinating, and disturbing novels. (Summary by Peter Keeble)

Great Expectations (version 2) by Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870‪)‬ LibriVox

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    • 4.9 • 15 Ratings

Great Expectations is written in the first person and is virtually a fictional autobiography of “Pip” from his childhood, through often painful experiences, to adulthood. It charts his progress as he moves from the Kent marshes - his social status radically changed having gained an unknown benefactor - to busy commercial London. The book is richly populated with a variety of extraordinary characters many of whom, unbeknownst to them, have lives that are inextricably linked to the others. It is all there, love, hate, passion, humour, rejection, duplicity, betrayal, a whole gamut of emotions and human strengths and weaknesses . This is one of Dickens most fascinating, and disturbing novels. (Summary by Peter Keeble)

    01 - Chapter I

    01 - Chapter I

    • 11 min
    02 - Chapter II

    02 - Chapter II

    • 20 min
    03 - Chapter III

    03 - Chapter III

    • 10 min
    04 - Chapter IV

    04 - Chapter IV

    • 20 min
    05 - Chapter V

    05 - Chapter V

    • 22 min
    06 - Chapter VI

    06 - Chapter VI

    • 4 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
15 Ratings

15 Ratings

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On chapter 8. I love this guy for Dickens, I have an English guy's voice in my head anyways when I'm reading this. He drops the deadpan comic lines in perfect fashion.

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