February 25, 2009
Great Expectations
Written by Charles Dickens
“That was a memorable day to me, for it made great changes in me. But it is the same with any life. Imagine one selected day struck out of it, and think how different its course would have been.”
—Chapter 9, page 75
Fun Facts
- Great Expectations first appeared in serialized form in All Year Around from 1860 to 1861.
- Charles Dickens wrote two different endings for Great Expectations. The majority of versions contain the first ending, or both.
- Great Expectations is considered semi-autobiographical because many incidents are taken from Dickens’ own life.
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