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Great Expectations

American  

noun

  1. a novel (1861) by Charles Dickens.


Great Expectations Cultural  
  1. (1861) A novel by Charles Dickens. Worldly ambitions lead a young boy, Pip, to abandon his true friends.


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Doing a one woman show of "Great Expectations," that was the chance to play all those characters.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

"Great Expectations," the show that I've been doing most recently in New York and London, to very good reviews, I must say.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2023

"It's terrible what happens to Miss Havisham," the Oscar-winning actress says of her character in the new BBC adaptation of Great Expectations.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

Olivia Colman speaks to the BBC about playing a Dickens villain - and why she thinks Great Expectations is still relevant for modern Britain.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

She also left books on the bedside table: Vanity Fair by Thackeray and Great Expectations by Dickens, plus The Insider’s Guide to Martha’s Vineyard.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart