Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to
adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering a variety of
extraordinary characters ranging from Magwitch, the escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, locked up
with her unhappy past and living with her ward, the arrogant, beautiful Estella. In this compelling
story, Dickens shows the dangers of being driven by a desire for wealth and social status. Pip must
establish his own sense of self against the plans which others seem to have for him, and thus
discover a firm set of values and priorities. Whether such values will allow one to prosper in the
complex world of early Victorian England is, however, the major question posed by Great Expectations,
one of Dickens's most fascinating and disturbing novels.

read by Martin Jarvis

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