Great Expectations (Classics Illustrated)

by Rick Geary

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After harsh early years, Pip, an orphan growing up in Victorian England, is given the means to become a gentleman by an unknown benefactor and learns that outward appearances can be deceiving. Presented in comic book format.

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I find illustrations very handy in understanding the context of a classic set in another time and place, and Geary doesn’t disappoint. His unique faces are well-suited to a story with so much conversation, since the cast can be instantly distinguished, and he shows their character on their faces.
Johanna Draper Carlson, Comics Worth Reading
Jun 8, 2008
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Canonical title
Great Expectations (Classics Illustrated) (Classics Illustrated)
Original title
First Classics Illustrated: Great Expectations
Original publication date
1991
People/Characters
Phillip Pirrip
First words
My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Phillip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer and more explicit than Pip.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The evening mists were rising, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her.
Disambiguation notice
This is an adaptation. Please do not combine this Graphic Novel with the original book. This is the First 1990's version. Do not combine with other versions.

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Graphic Novels & Comics
DDC/MDS
741.5Arts & recreationDrawing & decorative artsDrawingComic books, graphic novels, fotonovelas, cartoons, caricatures, comic strips
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PN6727 .G4 .G7Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)Collections of general literatureComic books, strips, etc.
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