- Title:
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Great Expectations (MP3)
- Series:
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The Dickens Collection
- Written by:
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Charles Dickens
- Read by:
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Matt Lucas; Howard Jacobson
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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2
- Duration:
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20 hours 36 minutes
- MP3 size:
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1.12 GB
- Published:
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October 01 2020
- Available Date:
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October 01 2020
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9780655696346
- Genres:
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Fiction; Classic Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Audible audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
International bestselling author
In this Audible Exclusive performance by Matt Lucas of Great Expectations, Charles Dickens demonstrates that conscience, loyalty and empathy are virtues far more valuable than intellect, wealth and social standing.
First published in Dickens’s own periodical, All the Year Round, the tale was divided into nine monthly instalments, from December 1860 to August 1861. Unsurprisingly, it was an instant success and managed to sell over 100,000 copies per week. Though written at a challenging time in Dickens’s life, when the impending breakdown of his marriage loomed over him, Great Expectations proves to be one of his most optimistic, comical and romantic stories.
Through a rich first-person narrative, listeners are introduced to the character of young Pip as he visits the tombstones of his beloved parents. Unexpectedly confronted by the dark and mysterious Magwitch, a convict in desperate need of food, Pip must decide whether to aid or impede the stranger standing in front of him – a decision which will shape the course of his life.
Introducing some of the most iconic, Gothic and comically repulsive literary characters of all time, from the vengeful Miss Havisham, torn apart by a man she once loved, to her beautiful yet seemingly impenetrable ward, Estella, the listener is propelled through a wonderfully Dickensian world.
'Psychologically the latter part of Great Expectations is about the best thing Dickens ever did.'
George Orwell