Cliffsnotes on Dickens' Great Expectations

by Debra Bailey

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into key elements and ideas within classic works of literature. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the familiar format."CliffsNotes on Great Expectations" explores Charles Dickens's renowned work, a novel that gives you plots that twist and turn, themes of good and evil, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives.

Following the story of an orphaned boy whose first-person take on the world around him gives readers a detailed picture of Victorian England, this study guide provides summaries and critical commentaries for each chapter within the novel. Other features that help you figure out this important work includePersonal background on the authorIntroduction to and synopsis of the bookIn-depth character analysesCritical essays on topics of interestReview section that features interactive questions and suggested essay topics and practice projectsResource Center with books, films, and Web sites that can help round out your knowledge

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57 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 30, 2000

About the author

Debra Bailey is a freelance writer, nature artist, and science educator whose previous projects range from magazine articles and CliffsNotes, to dictionary and medical editing. In addition, Debra has over thirty years of experience in clinical and research laboratories, pharmaceutical AIDS research, and medical ethics. An unrepentant history geek, her favorite time periods are the American Revolution, World War II, the Middle Ages, and Ancient Greece, and her only regret is not getting to meet Apollo's Oracle at Delphi. She is currently at work on a middle- grade historical-fiction book-The Reluctant Hero-which is set in Williamsburg during the American Revolution. Originally from New England, she lives with her husband and soulmate, Ed, in Durham, NC. They have a son, Matt, whose patience in dealing with the antics of the college students he works with, and the beauty of his photographic creations, never ceases to amaze them.

Reviews

[Nathan Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Invaluable in assisting with the difficult reading that is Charles Dicken's Great Expectations. The cliffs notes shed a bright light on an otherwise dim and fuzzy literature. It makes reading and understanding easier and gives the reader of the original work a greater appreciation for the book itself. GO CLIFFS NOTES!