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Great Expectations is the first novel that I read ever. After that, I fell in love with Charles Dickens novels and finished reading few others too. Great Expectations, for me was a complete package. It had adventure, a heart touching love story and a great tragedy as well. I vividly remember the storyline since I read it more than 8 years ago. But I can tell you that you will love it if you read i... read more

Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens first serialised in All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840. Great Expectations is written in a semi-autobiographical style, and is the story of the orphan Pip, tracing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood. The story can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people.