Literary Fiction· United Kingdom
Great Expectations
by Charles DickensAggregate Editorial Score51/100
Guardian 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Published 1861482 pagesEnglish
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Charles Dickens's Great Expectations (1861) stands as one of the most significant works of literary fiction of its era. Pip, a poor blacksmith's apprentice, receives a mysterious fortune and pursues his gentlemanly ambitions and the cold, beautiful Estella, learning painful lessons about class, love, and the true nature of a gentleman. Dickens's most perfectly constructed novel. Themes of class, love, ambition run through the work. The book has received recognition from Guardian 100 Best Novels 1861 and BBC Big Read 1861.
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📖 Literary Fiction
Character-driven fiction that prioritises style, theme, and psychological depth.
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