Grandes esperanzas (Great Expectations)

by Charles Dickens

Overview

El gran novelista inglés Charles Dickens en pocas obras dio rienda suelta a su imaginación creadora, sin caer en el sentimentalismo y con mucho de sátira, como lo hizo en Grandes esperanzas, su penúltima novela y considerada por la crìtica como una de las mejores de su pluma. Como acostumbraba, la obra fue escrita para ser publicada por entregas en una revista y por eso la necesidad de conservar en cada capítulo el interés, que nunca decae. La historia del joven Pip, que se halla elevado a una condición social superior a la que nació y que cae en las manos de Stella, a quien le han enseñado a torturar con su belleza a los hombres, nunca pierde el atractivo argumental y tiene además interesantes estudios de caracteres.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788426155269
Publisher:	Juventud
Publication date:	10/01/1998
Series:	Coleccion Libros de Bolsillo Z Series
Edition description:	Spanish-language edition
Pages:	487
Product dimensions:	4.52(w) x 6.94(h) x 1.05(d)
Language:	Spanish
Lexile:	1230L (what's this?)

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

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