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On Christmas Eve, young Pip, an orphan being raised by his sister and her husband, encounters a convict in the village churchyard. The man, a convict who has escaped from a prison ship, scares Pip into stealing him some food and a file to grind away his leg shackle.   On Christmas Eve, young Pip, an orphan being raised by his sister and her husband, encounters a convict in the village churchyard. The man, a convict who has escaped from a prison ship, scares Pip into stealing him some food and a file to grind away his leg shackle. This incident is crucial: firstly, it gives Pip, who must steal the goods from his sister's house, his first taste of true guilt, and, secondly, Pip's kindness warms the convict's heart. The convict, however, waits many years to truly show his gratitude.   At his sister's house, Pip is a boy without expectations. Mrs. Joe beats him around and has nothing good to say about her little brother. Her husband Joe is a kind man, although he is a blacksmith without much ambition, and it's assumed that Pip will follow in his footsteps. Only when Pip gets invited unexpectedly to the house of a rich old woman in the village named Miss Havisham, does Mrs. Joe, or any of her dull acquaintances, hold out any hope for Pip's success.

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0+
Date added to LitRes:
07 June 2019
ISBN:
9780007316731
Narrator:
Paul Scofield
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright:
Gardners Books
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Quotes 182

Нет на свете обмана хуже, чем самообман.

+140Elena_020407_LiveLib

Дети,кто бы их ни воспитывал,ничего не ощущают так болезненно,как несправедливость.

+61scan_LiveLib

Никогда не верьте тому, что кажется; верьте только доказательствам. Нет лучшего правила в жизни.

+44Natalia_Piskounova_LiveLib

Я снова заплакал, но только в душе, — а это самые горькие слезы.

+44bezkonechno_LiveLib

Меня не смущало, что его увидит Герберт или его отец - люди, которых я уважал: но меня бросало в дрожь при мысли, что его может увидеть Драмл, к которому я питал лишь презрение. Так всю жизнь мы совершаем самые трусливые и недостойные поступки с оглядкой на тех, кого ни в грош не ставим.

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