Standalone novel · 1861
Great Expectations
Pip, an orphan raised by his sister and her husband, a blacksmith, helps an escaped convict on the marshes and is invited to play at the house of the strange Miss Havisham. Then he learns he has great expectations: an unknown benefactor will make him a gentleman.
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Book facts
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1861
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Great Expectations
4 recurring or key characters from Charles Dickens’s chart. Introduces Pip, Miss Havisham, Estella and Abel Magwitch.
Lead 1
- PipFirst appearanceOrphan with great expectations
Major 3
- Miss HavishamFirst appearanceJilted bride
- EstellaFirst appearanceMiss Havisham's ward
- Abel MagwitchFirst appearanceEscaped convict