Les Grandes esperances

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Pip, orphelin élevé par une soeur revêche, vit rongé par la honte : celle d'être à la charge de son beau-père, le forgeron Joe Garnery - celle d'avoir aidé, dans les marais, un forçat évadé, Magwitch, et celle ,enfin, de sa pauvreté devant Estella, la pupille de la riche Melle Havisham. Il rêve de devenir digne de la conquérir quand on lui annonce que de grandes espérances lui sont permises grâce à un mystérieux mécène. Il part alors pour Londres où il acquiert le vernis social ,et aussi le snobisme ,du gentilhomme. Tout vacille lorsqu'il apprend que son bienfaiteur n'est autre que Magwitch...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782820602480
Publisher:	Youscribe
Publication date:	02/20/2012
Sold by:	Youscribe
Format:	eBook
File size:	680 KB
Language:	French

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington