Download or read book Estella s Revenge written by Barbara Havelocke and published by Hera books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-05-09 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Loved it from the very first page - Estella is a superbly well-drawn character and absolutely unforgettable.' Frances Quinn You know Miss Havisham. The world's most famous jilted bride. This is her daughter’s story. Raised in the darkness of Satis House where the clocks never tick, the beautiful Estella is bred to hate men and to keep her heart cold as the grave. She knows she doesn’t feel things quite like other people do but is this just the result of her strange upbringing? As she watches the brutal treatment of women around her, hatred hardens into a core of vengeance and when she finds herself married to the abusive Drummle, she is forced to make a deadly choice: Should she embrace the darkness within her and exact her revenge? A stunningly original, gripping Gothic read, perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Madeline Miller and Jessie Burton. Readers are stunned by Estella's Revenge: ‘The genius concept behind this book is so irresistible, it makes the novel feel like magic...Charles Dickens's spirit would be definitely securing his copy now!’ Sophie Hannah ‘This gripping and clever novel takes Miss Havisham’s daughter and tells us her dark and compelling tale. Masterfully constructed, complex, immersive and delivered through Havelocke’s beautiful prose. Both heartbreaking and uplifting, this is an absolute must-read.' Rebecca Netley 'Thrillingly dark **and beautifully written, this **twisty Gothic tale will grip you to the last page and beyond.' Bella Ellis 'I truly cannot rave about this book enough!... Estella's Revenge is a dark, cunning story full of twists and turns and with plenty of heart.' Victoria Hawthorne ‘A darkly ingenious take on a classic character, Estella’s story had me gripped. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.’ Susi Holliday ‘Utterly beautiful.’ Louise Beech 'Meticulously researched and full of dark intrigue, I loved being transported into Estella's world. A page-turning delight.' Sarah Ward ‘Barbara Havelocke...makes the era come alive for the reader...A story with great depth...I look forward to reading more of Estella's story.' Valerie Keogh ‘A dream to read...it is atmospheric, dark, and reflects the original work beautifully...I believe that this book will in time be shelved next to Great Expectations as an essential complimentary read and I do not make that compliment lightly. Stunning.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘I absolutely loved this. A retelling of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations? Please, yes, give it to me. This absolutely DELIVERED.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘I loved this book. Satis House, London and Paris are brought to life in vivid detail and I was quickly entranced by Estella’s world...The female characters in this book shine.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘I went into this blind. I just knew that the premise intrigued me. Well, it held up exceptionally...Estella...is a marvel and a masterpiece. You simply must read this book.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review ‘Wow! I must admit I went into it with a touch of trepidation, as Great Expectations is my favourite Dickens work and I didn't want it sullied in any way. Well, I needn't have worried...Splendidly complex...a riveting and satisfying read...I eagerly await her next book.’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader Review

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Download or read book Miss Havisham s Revenge Or Estella s Missing Years written by Alanna Knight and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estella is a tale of love, loss and redemption based on the heroine of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

Download or read book Estella s Revenge written by Barbara Havelocke and published by Canelo US. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know Miss Havisham, the world's most famous jilted bride. This is her daughter’s story. Raised in the darkness of Satis House where the clocks never tick, the beautiful Estella is bred to hate men and to keep her heart cold as the grave. She knows she doesn’t feel things quite like other people do, but is this just the result of her strange upbringing? As she watches the brutal treatment of women around her, hatred hardens into a core of vengeance. And when she finds herself married to the abusive Drummle, she is forced to make a deadly decision: should she embrace the darkness within her and exact her revenge? A stunningly original, gripping Gothic read, perfect for fans of Stacey Halls, Eve Chase, and Jessie Burton.

Download or read book Exploring the Facets of Revenge written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present book assesses the multifaceted phenomenon of revenge and tries to open a hatch to the human comprehension of vengeance, its roots, role and functions in philosophy, history, societies and literature. It introduces studies as they were presented at the Inter-Disciplinary.Net's 2nd Global Conference on Revenge.

Download or read book Charles Dickens written by Joseph Hillis Miller and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1958 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Orwell once said of Dickensâe(tm) work: âeoeIt is not so much a series of books, it is more like a world.âe In this book, J. Hillis Miller attempts to identify this âeoeworld,âe to show how a single view of life pervades every novel that Dickens wrote, and to trace the development of this view throughout the chronological span of Dickensâe(tm) career. There are full critical analyses of six of the novelsâe"Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Martin Chuzzlewit, Bleak House, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friendâe"and shorter discussions of many of the others. Each novel has been viewed as the transformation of the real world of Dickensâe(tm) experience into an imaginary world with certain special qualities of its own. Certain elements persist through all the novels, the most important of which are the general situation of the hero at the beginning of the story and the general nature of the world in which he lives. Each of Dickensâe(tm) heroes begins his life cut off from other people, in a world which seems menacing and unfriendly and, on the social side, composed of inexplicable rituals and mysterious conventions; each lives, like Paul Dombey, âeoewith an aching void in his young heart, and all outside so cold, and bare, and strange.âe The heroes then move through successive adventures in an attempt to understand the world, to integrate themselves into it, and thus to find their true identity. Initially creatures of poverty and indigence, those characters reach out for something which transcends the material world and the self, something other than human, which will support and maintain the self without engulfing it. Within the totality of Dickens' novels this problemâe"the search for selfhoodâe"is stated and restated, until, in the later novels, the answer is found to line in a rejections of the past, the given, and the exterior, and a reorientation toward the future and the free human spirit itself as the only true sources of value. With a real understating and sympathy for his subject, Miller manages to transport us into the midst of Dickensâe(tm) âeoeworldâe and to bring alive for us the whole strange and wonderful tribe that people his novels. This is an enlightening, well-written, enjoyable book for anyone who has ever had an interest in Dickens and his work.

Download or read book Great Expectations Charles Dickens written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possibly Dickens's greatest novelistic achievement.

Download or read book Consuming Fictions written by Gail Turley Houston and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this remarkable study, Gail Turley Houston examines the rich interplay of consumption as alimental process, medical entity, psychological construct, and economic practice in order to explore Charles Dickens’s fictional representations of Victorian culture as he presents it in his novels. Drawing from medical, historical, economic, psychoanalytic, and biographical materials from the Victorian period, Houston anchors her work in the belief that if class and gender are fictional constructions, real people’s lives are affected in complex and coercive ways by such constructions. Proceeding chronologically, Houston traces particular patterns throughout ten of Dickens’s major novels: The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, The Old Curiosity Shop, Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Little Dorrit, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend. Houston maintains that Victorian codes of behavior prescribed for gender and class regarding sexual and alimental appetites were so extreme and complicated that numerous consequent eating disorders and related diseases developed. Ideologies about consumption translated into medically defined consumptions, such as anorexia. Using anorexia and its etiology as representative of an underlying cultural dynamics of consumption, Houston examines anorexia as a deep structure of the Victorian period. Further, consumption as economic process is reflected in the expansion of individual material desires at the expense of the designated body politic. In other words, extravagant consumption occurs in society only if certain groups—usually consisting of lower-class men and women and, in Dickens’s novels, women in general—are severely limited in their consumption. To support her approach, Houston turns to Rita Felski’s Beyond Feminist Aesthetics, agreeing with Felski’s argument that it is necessary to recognize the complex dialectics that take place between the individual and society. Not only does culture construct human beings, but human beings also construct culture. Felski’s theory aids Houston in emphasizing that Dickens not only influenced but was also greatly influenced by the Victorian dynamics of consumption. In fact, Houston argues that while Dickens dismantles Victorian ideologies about class and hunger by demonstrating the unnaturalness of expecting one class to starve so that another might gluttonize, he nevertheless accepts and perpetuates the Victorian identification of woman as the self-sacrificing, always-nurturing "angel in the house" without need of nurture herself. This extraordinary book will appeal to literary scholars, as well as to scholars in the social sciences, history, humanistically oriented medicine, and women’s studies.

Download or read book Novel Judgements written by William P. MacNeil and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novel Judgements is a book about nineteenth century Anglo-American law and literature. But by redefining law as legal theory, Novel judgements departs from ‘socio-legal’ studies of law and literature, often dated in their focus on past lawyering and court processes. This texts ‘theoretical turn’ renders the period’s ‘law-and-literature’ relevant to today’s readers because the nineteenth century novel, when "read jurisprudentially", abounds in representations of law’s controlling concepts, many of which are still with us today. Rights, justice, law’s morality; each are encoded novelistically in stock devices such as the country house, friendship, love, courtship and marriage. In so rendering the public (law) as private (domesticity), these novels expose for legal and literary scholars alike the ways in which law comes to mediate all relationships—individual and collective, personal and political—during the nineteenth century, a period as much under the Rule of Law as the reign of Capital. So these novels pass judgement—a novel judgement—on the extent to which the nineteenth century’s idea of law is collusive with that era’s Capital, thereby opening up the possibility of a new legal theoretical position: that of a critique of the law and a law of critique.

Download or read book Screening The Novel written by Keith Selby and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book takes as its theme the relationship between literature and the contemporary means of production and distribution collectively termed 'the media' - in particular, film and television. The intention of the book is to explore and evaluate the mutual opportunities and restrictions in this relationship. In the grammar of our culture there seems to be an accepted opinion that print is superior in terms of cultural production to film, radio or television, that to read a book is somehow a 'higher' cultural activity than seeing a play on television or seeing a film. By the same token, a novel is a 'superior' work of art to film or television. The longer perspective reveals that traditionally there always is a greater respect paid to the previous mode of literary production - poetry was superior to drama, poetic drama was superior to the novel, and film attained cult and classic status initially over television.

Download or read book Charles Dickens the Progress of a Radical written by Thomas Alfred Jackson and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1971 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An evaluation, from a Marxist viewpoint, of the life & works of the great English novelist & reformer. The author views the works of Dickens in the light of the class-conflict philosophy so popular in some intellectual circles during the 1930's.

Download or read book Charles Dickens s Great Expectations written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of interpretations of Charles Dickens's novel, Great expectations.

Download or read book A Child of One s Own written by Rachel Bowlby and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the elementary human stories, parenthood has tended to go without saying. Compared to the spectacular attachments of romantic love, it is only the predictable sequel. Compared to the passions of childhood, it is just a background. But in recent decades, far-reaching changes in typical family forms and in procreative possibilities (through reproductive technologies) have brought out new questions. Why do people want (or not want) to be parents? How has the 'choice' first enabled by contraception changed the meaning of parenthood? Looking not only at new parental parts but at older parental stories, in novels and other works, this fascinating book offers fresh angles and arguments for thinking about parenthood today.

Download or read book The Best Revenge written by Stella Cameron and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Escaping to Decline, Georgia, Rae Faith Maddy rebuilds her life, until an arrogant stranger named Dallas Calhoun drops a startling bombshell that destroys her carefully constructed world, and she follows him to Glory, Georgia, where she hopes to teach him a harsh lesson.

Download or read book Short Analysis of Victorian and Late Victorian Fictions written by Yasir Monon and published by Yasir Monon. This book was released on 2023-07-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome, dear readers, to the enchanting Victorian and Late-Victorian fiction world! Within the pages of this book, a literary adventure awaits you—a journey through time as we explore the captivating works that emerged during the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. This collection has been thoughtfully crafted to aid honors-level students of English in Bangladesh, fostering an enjoyable and meaningful path to understanding the profound literature of this era. In the Victorian period, society underwent profound transformations, technology advanced rapidly, and values shifted. Like skilled alchemists, the literary luminaries of the time wove their imaginations into words, capturing the essence of a rapidly changing world and the human condition. Through their tales, they not only entertained readers but also prompted them to ponder deeply about life's complexities. Within these pages, we embark on a carefully curated voyage, delving into the works of renowned authors who left an indelible mark on literature. From the mesmerizing tales of Charles Dickens to the thought-provoking words of Thomas Hardy, we will traverse the visionary storytelling of Mary Shelley and relish the brilliance of Oscar Wilde's wit. Our primary purpose is to encourage you, dear readers, to delve deeper into these timeless literary gems. We aspire to hone your analytical and critical thinking skills, empowering you to unravel the layers of meaning intricately woven into each narrative. Every chapter will examine specific pieces, discussing their stories, themes, and characters while exploring the historical context that shaped the writers' ideas. Yet, we recognize that literature is not confined to solitary contemplation but flourishes in exchanging thoughts and perspectives. We invite you to participate in our collective journey, share your insights, and engage in meaningful discussions. Literature can transport us to distant worlds, evoke many emotions, and challenge our beliefs, allowing us to connect profoundly with the past and relate it to our lives today. Our gratitude extends to all the students and educators accompanying us on this literary odyssey. Your unwavering passion for learning and love for English literature inspire us every step of the way. May this book serve as a stepping stone, leading you towards a lifelong love of reading, analyzing, and cherishing the timeless masterpieces that have indelibly shaped our world. Now, with hearts brimming with anticipation, let us embark on this thrilling adventure together, unlocking the secrets of Victorian and Late-Victorian fiction and discovering the timeless wisdom they hold. Happy reading!

Download or read book Charles Dickens David Copperfield Great Expectations written by Nicolas Tredell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-12 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: David Copperfield and Great Expectations are among Charles Dickens's most famous novels. In both books, the hero tells the vivid and absorbing tale of his education by life, presents a rich range of characters and scenes, and tackles profound moral, social and psychological themes. Part I of this essential study: - Provides lucid and penetrating analyses of key passages - Discusses the crucial topics of patriarchy, class, obsession, eccentricity, death, breakdown and recovery - Summarizes the methods of analysis and offers suggestions for further work Part II supplies key background material, including: - An account of Dickens's life and works - A survey of historical, cultural and literary contexts - Samples of significant criticism Also featuring a valuable Further Reading section, this volume provides readers with the critical and analytical skills which will enable them to enjoy and explore both novels for themselves.

Download or read book Charles Dickens written by Harold Bloom and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Dickens stands as one of the first great popular novelists. Study his classic works, including David Copperfield and Great Expectations.