Book
Great Expectations
- Published
- 1860
- Genre
- Classics
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Pages
- 544
- Words
- 183349
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2623.Great_Expectations?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 9.2
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 1090L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
- Ambleside year
- Year 10 onwards · ages 15–18
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman — and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In this gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, the compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride.
Collections
Deep Roots Grade · 10Mensa Kids · 9-12TJEd Adult Recommended
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781405880350
- ISBN-10
- 140588035X
Tags
Award Winners-NCTE Notable Children's Books in the Language ArtsClassicsCommunity Life-Wealth/RichesDeep RootsEnglandFamily Life-OrphansMensa KidsRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Recommended Reading-Oprah's Book ClubSocial Issues-Social InequalityThomas Jefferson Education Adult