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1、Charles Dickens （February7,1812June9,1870） 孙夏朦 051409075 束玉华 051409073 content Profile of the Author Literary style Notable works Great Expectations Early years Charles John Dickens was born on 7 February 1812，he was born in a poor family . His father was a clerk in the Navy Pay Office. When Charles

2、 was nine, they relocated to London where he spent his formative years until the age of 11. In David Copperfield, He talked about his extremely strong memories of childhood and his continuing photographic memory of people and events that helped bring his fiction to life. he thought himself a very sm

3、all and not-over-particularly-taken-care-of boy. Charles Dickenss birthplace When 15 years old, Dickens became an apprentice in a law firm and later a civil court judge clerk and then a newspaper reporter stationed in parliament. He had only a few years school life .But thanks to assiduous self-stud

4、y he became a famous writer. Dickenss home 1817 May 1821 Dickenss Signature On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered stroke at his home after a full days work. He never regained consciousness. Literary style Dickenss novels offer a most complete and realistic picture of the English bourgeois society of his

5、age。 His novels tell much of the experiences of his childhood. Almost all his novels have happy endings. Dickens is a great humorist Notable works Dickens published more than a dozen major novels, a large number of short stories (including a number of Christmas-themed stories), a handful of plays, a

6、nd several non- fiction books. Dickenss novels were initially serialised in weekly and monthly magazines, then reprinted in standard book formats. Dickenss literary success began with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers 老古玩店老古玩店（The Old Curiosity Shop） 18401841 雾都孤儿雾都孤儿（Oliver Twist）1

7、837 1839 圣诞颂歌圣诞颂歌（A Christmas Carol）1843大卫大卫科波菲尔科波菲尔（David Copperfield）18491850 双城记双城记（A Tale of Two Cities） 1859 远大前程远大前程（Great Expectations） 18601861 lThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby尼古拉斯尼克贝 (Monthly serial, April 1838 to October 1839) lBarnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty巴纳比拉奇

8、 (Weekly serial in Master Humphreys Clock, February to November 1841) lThe Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit 马丁翟述伟 (Monthly serial, January 1843 to July 1844) lDombey and Son董贝父子 (Monthly serial, October 1846 to April 1848) lBleak House荒凉山庄 (Monthly serial, March 1852 to September 1853) lHard

9、 Times: For These Times艰难时世 (Weekly serial in Household Words, 1 April 1854, to 12 August 1854) lLittle Dorrit小杜丽 (Monthly serial, December 1855 to June 1857) l Our Mutual Friend我们共同的朋友 (Monthly serial, May 1864 to November 1865) Charles Dickenss thirteenth novel and his penultimate completed novel;

10、 a bildungsroman which depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. Great Expectations 1.Pip and his family Pip, an orphan and the protagonist and narrator of Great Expectations. Joe Gargery, Pips brother-in-law, and his first father figuer. Mrs. Joe gargery, Pips

11、 hot-tempered adult. Sister. Mr. Pumblechook, Joe Gargerys uncle, an officious bachelor and corn merchant. Main Characters 2.Miss Havisham and her family Miss Havisham ,is an eccentric woman who perpetually wears her wedding dress, and wealthy spinster who takes Pip on as a companion for herself and

12、 her adopted daughter. Estella, Miss Havishams adopted daughter, whom Pip pursues throughout the novel. 父母双亡的小朋友皮普，由一个母老虎姐姐抚养，他和憨厚的铁匠姐夫乔经常受到姐 姐的殴打，有一天，皮普无意中帮助了一个逃犯，但不久，逃犯就在和另一个逃犯搏斗的 过程中被警察逮捕了。 不久，皮普受雇于富有的却在结婚那天被人遗弃的郝维辛小姐，郝维心小姐每天穿着 婚纱，心灵恶毒，以伴老服务的名义，来实施她恶毒的爱情游戏的计划。皮普被选中了， 掉入了她的陷阱，恋上了郝维心小姐的养女艾斯黛拉。后来，因为

13、神秘人的帮助，长大后 的皮普获得了去伦敦做一个绅士的机会，皮普很高兴自己终于能有好的前途了。 皮普慢慢习惯了伦敦的生活，坚持每星期去看望他喜爱的艾斯黛拉，并沉湎于她的美 色和谎言。不久那位神秘人现身了，原来是当年的逃犯为了报恩于他。艾斯黛拉为了摆脱 成为郝维辛小姐的复仇工具，艾斯黛拉决定和一个乡绅结婚。郝维辛小姐最后懊悔不已， 得到皮普的宽恕后点燃婚纱自焚。后来逃犯被抓，他从逃犯那里继承的财产也将被充公， 皮普的远大前程没了，后来又遭遇了很多打击，皮普经过一系列的遭遇，他重新获得心灵 的新生。 最后他又在那间荒废的别墅里和已经成为寡妇并充满悔恨的艾斯黛拉重逢，开始了新生活。 内容简介内容简介

14、Theme Some of the major themes of Great Expectations are crime, social class, empire and ambition. From an early age, Pip feels guilt; he is also afraid that someone will find out about his crime and arrest him. The theme of crime comes into even greater effect when Pip discovers that his benefactor is