Classic Starts®: Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens, Deanna McFadden (Abridged by), Karl James Mountford (Illustrator)

Overview

Young Pip seems destined to follow in his family’s humble footsteps. Then one day, an anonymous gift suddenly transforms him into a rich young man . . . but will it also transform his life for the better? Dickens’s great bildungsroman, featuring iconic characters like Miss Havisham, is an enduring favorite in schools, libraries, and homes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781454953524
Publisher:	Union Square Kids
Publication date:	05/28/2024
Series:	Classic Starts®
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	421,868
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Hampshire, England. The second of eight children, Dickens was pulled out of school at the age of twelve and forced to work at a local factory. At the age of twenty-four, Dickens published The Pickwick Papers, transforming him into a well-known author. Dickens is now considered the most successful British author of the Victorian Age.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington