Great Expectations

Summary

Great Expectations is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.31% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,241 views/month, #88 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great Expectations authored Charles Dickens^[3].
• Great Expectations's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• Great Expectations's instance of is recorded as serialized fiction^[5].
• Great Expectations's genre is black comedy^[6].
• Great Expectations's genre is bildungsroman^[7].
• Great Expectations followed A Tale of Two Cities^[8].
• Great Expectations was followed by Our Mutual Friend^[9].
• Great Expectations's Commons category is recorded as Great Expectations^[10].
• Great Expectations's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Great Expectations's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[12].
• Great Expectations's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[13].
• 1860 marks the founding of Great Expectations^[14].
• Great Expectations was released on March 23, 1861^[15].
• Great Expectations's characters is recorded as Pip^[16].
• Great Expectations's characters is recorded as Miss Havisham^[17].
• Great Expectations's characters is recorded as Estella^[18].
• Great Expectations's characters is recorded as Abel Magwitch^[19].
• Great Expectations's characters is recorded as John Wemmick^[20].
• Great Expectations's characters is recorded as Compeyson^[21].
• Great Expectations's has edition or translation is recorded as Great Expectations^[22].
• Great Expectations's has edition or translation is recorded as Great Expectations^[23].
• Great Expectations's has edition or translation is recorded as Great Expectations (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)^[24].
• Great Expectations's has edition or translation is recorded as Q59236072^[25].
• Great Expectations's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515456^[26].
• Great Expectations's has edition or translation is recorded as Q138515690^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Great Expectations authored Charles Dickens^[3].

Publication

Great Expectations was published on March 23, 1861^[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Genres include black comedy^[6] and bildungsroman^[7].

Subject and Themes

Great Expectations's main subject is orphan^[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Great Expectations followed A Tale of Two Cities^[8]. It was followed by Our Mutual Friend^[9].

Why It Matters

Great Expectations ranks in the top 0.31% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,241 views/month, #88 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]