TY - BOOK AU - Dickens,Charles TI - Great Expectations SN - 9-78069-101-4 PB - University Press Plc KW - Juvenile literature-Classics (Dickens)-Orphans-Fiction N2 - Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing his life from his early days of childhood until adulthood and trying to be a gentleman along the way. The story can also be considered semi-autobiographical of Dickens, like much of his work, drawing on his experiences of life and people.The action of the story takes place from Christmas Eve, 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old, to the winter of 1840 ER -