Great Expectations
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SynopsisAn absorbing mystery as well as a morality tale, the story of Pip, a poor village lad, and his expectations of wealth is Dickens at his most deliciously readable. The cast of characters includes kindly Joe Gargery, the loyal convict Abel Magwitch and the haunting Miss Havisham.
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Michael Rosen's story
My father read this to us in a tent near the North York Moors when I was 13. I can remember it being a moment where I first had a sense that a novel is often about someone's passage through society an...
