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Great Expectations

Charles Dickens

Narrator Paul Scofield

Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.

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Summary

Pip—             the orphaned hero of Great Expectations—             is one of Charles Dickens's best-loved characters. Young Philip Pirrip—             nicknamed Pip—             is apprenticed to his blacksmith brother-in-law, but an anonymous benefactor changes the boy'             s future. After he is lifted to what seems a higher station in life, Pip shuns his kind friends and slips into debt. But as he matures, he progresses from thoughtless selfishness to humble industry.
Duration: about 3 hours (03:01:08)
Publishing date: 1989-09-01; Abridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —