Great Expectations is a coming-of-age novel, also known as a bildungsroman, first published as a serial from 1860 to 1861.
The story follows an orphan nicknamed Pip on his journey from a poor childhood to adulthood.
Key themes in the novel include wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and social class struggles.
The novel is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and features memorable characters like the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful but cold Estella.
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