David Copperfield
Charles Dickens · Victorian · Novel
Victorian · Novel
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens. Pip’s mysterious fortune and social aspirations lead him through shame, illusion, loyalty, and moral education.
- Date
- 1860–1861
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Victorian
- Genre
- Novel
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
Pip’s mysterious fortune and social aspirations lead him through shame, illusion, loyalty, and moral education.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of bloom. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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