'Great Expectations' is NetLibrary eBook of the Month

DUBLIN, Ohio, USA,  3 November 2005 —Great Expectations, Charles Dickens' timeless classic, is the NetLibrary eBook of the Month, available free and with unlimited access November 1-30 through libraries that make NetLibrary eBooks available to their patrons.

Named one of the Top 100 Books of the Millennium by Amazon, Great Expectations stands as one of the most enduring novels ever written.  Even readers who have not turned a page of Dickens since senior English will find themselves caught up in the story of young Pip, a poor blacksmith's apprentice who unexpectedly receives great wealth, education and social privilege.  But when his secret benefactor turns out to be a convict whom Pip helped as a child, he is forced to reexamine his feelings about society, criminality, and what it means to be a gentleman.

Great Expectations can be read on many levels: as a morality play of a young boy's coming of age; as a social critique on money and how it affects everyone around it; and as a mystery story replete with secrets, shady characters and thieves.  In the end, Great Expectations is an unforgettable tale about fate, and how chance encounters can alter the lives of everyone around them.

Great Expectations is being made available through the generous support of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

For nearly 60 years, Penguin Classics has been the preeminent publisher of the world's greatest works of literature.  From the major Greek thinkers to the sagas of the world's great cultures, from the most famous novels of the Victorian Era to the greats of 20th century fiction, Penguin Classics are known throughout the world. 

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