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Andrea Madrigal's avatar

I just picked up a copy of "Great Expectations" from the library today. I have been on a Dickens binge lately and am looking forward to this other novel of his. Thank you for the link to the book!

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David's avatar

You may not know why his books are rather extended. This is because he originally wrote weekly episodes which were eventually collected and made into books.

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Andrea Madrigal's avatar

I had read about that from the notes in the books. I think it's interesting how stories were released like that back in the day. It must have been quite exciting for the readers. I almost wish we still had that today -- but then if we did, most of it wouldn't be worth reading, anyway, considering the state modern literature is in.

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