Titles in Barron's Graphic Classics series present faithful graphic novel adaptations of memorable works of literature. Graphic Classics introduce elementary and secondary school students to many great books, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Graphic Classics titles tell absorbing stories with high-quality color illustrations, brief narrative sections, and dialogue balloons that capture the spirit of the originals. Each title includes background material to help young readers understand when and why the literary work was originally written. At the start of a novel by Charles Dickens, set in nineteenth-century England, Pip, a seven-year-old boy, encounters an escaped convict hiding in a graveyard. As young Pip grows to manhood, his life story takes many surprising twists and turns. This edition is hardcover. The book is also available in a paperback edition.
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In a misty churchyard on the marshes, the young orphan Pip is terrified by an escaped convict. Years later, Pip receives a generous gift of money so that he can live the life of a gentleman. But who sent the money? Was it the eccentric spinster Miss Havisham, who introduced Pip to the beautiful but pitiless Estella?
Charles Dickens' gripping tale is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format.
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- PublisherB E S Pub Co
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0764163043
- ISBN 13 9780764163043
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages48
- IllustratorGelev Penko
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