Images
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Dickens as a boy in the blacking factory, as imagined by an illustrator from 1904.
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The label of the boot-blacking product whose factory Dickens worked in at age 12.
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The happy ending version of Pip and Estella's relationship.
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The title page of the 3-volume edition.
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Unlike most of Dickens' novels, Great Expectations didn't come with illustrations originally—but they did come along later. Here's the whole list.
Audio
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All those words making you tired? Here's an audio version from Random House.
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In an interview with National Public Radio, American novelist John Irving talks about Dickens' influence on him, and how Dickens would have been a great screenwriter.
Websites
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All the Dickens you could want. Ever. This website is run by the Dickens Project at UC Santa Cruz.
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Find out in this map of Dickens' London.
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Can't keep the characters straight? Here's a comprehensive resource, if Shmoop isn't enough for you.
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Learn more about the events in Dickens' life with this neat-o timeline.
Movie or TV Productions
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This 1917 production is as silent as the grave.
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This 1922 version is straight from Scandinavia. Apparently, "Store Forventninger" is Finnish for "Great Expectations."
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… of the 1930s. This 1934 adaptation stars Phillips Holmes as Pip and Jane Wyatt as Estella.
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Because this 1946 adaptation won two of them.
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In 1975, someone had the brilliant idea to make Great Expectations into a musical—and then remove all the songs. Bummer!
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This 1998 production stars Ethan Hawke as Pip and Gwyneth Paltrow as Estella—and was directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who was also responsible for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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You can count on Masterpiece Theater for class, and this 1999 production has it.
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Helena Bonham Carter plays Miss Havisham in this 2012 adaptation. Seriously, it's like Dickens wrote the part for her.
Articles
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Here's an original review of Great Expectations—pretty cool!
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Dickens had 10 children and a mistress. Check out more tasty tidbits in this Atlantic Monthly article.
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Here's an article from Psychology Today that asks if pursuing ideal love does more harm than good. We're pretty sure we'd know what Dickens would say… we think.
Video
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If you've got a spare two hours, check out the entire 1946 adaptation.
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Everyone's favorite Gen-X heartthrob does it up as a tortured Pip in this trailer for the 1998 production.
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Gillian Anderson creeps us out as Miss Havisham in this trailer for the BBC One production.
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Here's the trailer for the 2012 version with Helena Bonham Carter.