Während seiner allwöchentlichen Besuche bei der reichen Miss Havisham verliebt sich der kleine Pip in die Adoptivtochter der alten Dame und beginnt von Reichtum und Bildung zu träumen - schier unerfüllbare Wünsche für einen Waisenjungen und Schmiedelehrling. Plötzlich will ihn ein unbekannter Gönner zu einem Gentleman erziehen lassen. Bald hat Pip sein einfaches Leben vergessen und führt in London ein verschwenderisches Dasein. Unversehens gerät er in eine lebensgefährliche Lage.

Informationen zum Autor Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced 'Oliver Twist', the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day. Klappentext HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.' Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman, Pip's adventure really begins. Epic, illuminating and memorable, Dickens mysterious tale of Pip's quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring and popular novels to date. Zusammenfassung HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

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Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced 'Oliver Twist', the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day.

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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.

'Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.'

Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman, Pip's adventure really begins. Epic, illuminating and memorable, Dickens mysterious tale of Pip's quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring and popular novels to date.

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HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.