Great Expectations (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Michael Page

Featured title on PBS’s The Great American Read in 2018

Raised in squalor in the marsh country of Kent, the orphan Pip is taken under the wing of the eccentric and reclusive Miss Havisham - only to blindly give his heart to the dowager’s beautiful but ice-cold adopted daughter, Estella. Even as a mysterious benefactor helps to shape Pip’s life into one of fortune, success, and self-discovery, the unspeakable secrets of his unrequited love continue to haunt him - and promise to change his life once again.

With its indelible cast of characters, immersive epic narrative, and startling dramatic twists, Charles Dickens’s powerful classic continues to enthrall generations of new listeners.

Revised edition: Previously published as Great Expectations, this edition of Great Expectations (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Insightful to the last

The narrator was awesome and added a great deal to my understanding of this book. It is one of the best novels I’ve ever read. What a journey.

Wonderfully Read

The story itself is of course well written, Dickens is masterful in his word choice and descriptions. Good character development and a true coming of age story. I find the book overall a bit boring and have struggled to read it. Listening to the audio version I was finally able to finish it. The performance was wonderful.

Classic clarity

I have embarked on a great American literature edification and decided to pick the title that literally stated my hopes. I can't believe it took me this long. I know we are all familiar with Dickens, his stories, characters and their adaptations. Bieber nothing prepared me for the sheer joy of listening first hand to his words. The language, the cadence, the thoughts expressed. I was whelmed.

Sonic sweet and sour for the soul!

Need original , classic and masterfully made words of redemption , love , pain , adventure , comedy , tragedy , mystery and romance set in 19th century England? Dickens Dickens and more Dickens I say!!

Excellent story, excellent narration.

Michael Page perfectly brings to life Dickens' dry wit and deeply human characters, lending a wondrous vivacity to this classic tale.