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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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"Great Expectations" extends his vision of what he considers to be a more honest gaze at Victorian England he captured in 2017's "Taboo."

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

Knight's "Great Expectations" isn't for the prudish or for purists, which those who saw his rendition of "A Christmas Carol" probably guessed.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

In Olivia's view, Dickens' ideas about wealth, poverty and class in Great Expectations are still "extraordinarily relevant" and "really poignant".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

Great Expectations costume designer Verity Hawkes told the actress she did not view Miss Havisham as "dusty" but rather "rotting from the inside".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

“The Dickensian orphan boy was Pip from Great Expectations, and he was carrying the letter ‘E,’ making him Pip-E or, you know, Pippi.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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