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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

Like A Friend, a rarity from the soundtrack to 1998's Great Expectations, feels like a particularly odd choice for a festival set, especially when they omit the fan favourite Razzmatazz.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

Knight was drawn to "Great Expectations" because of the similarities he saw between his life and that of the main character.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2023

Great Expectations - along with A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist - is one of Dickens' most popular stories.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

Within a week, Matilda had finished Great Expectations which in that edition contained four hundred and eleven pages.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl

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