Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
This is the full text of the English novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; this classic tale tells of an orphan, Pip, who through a series of strange circumstances first finds a trade as a blacksmith's apprentice and then learns...
The Best Notes
The Best Notes: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
British Library
British Library: Great Expectations: Discovering Literature Resources
Explore resources related to Great Expectations that include videos and articles on themes such as class mobility, poverty, crime and punishment.[PDF]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Charles Dickens Collection
From comedy to characterization, setting to symbolism, discover the genius of Charles Dickens as storyteller, social reformer, satirist, and literary celebrity. Click on each title for media-rich resources. This collection includes...
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "Great Expectations" [Pdf]
Incredibly detailed teacher guide includes vocabulary words, themes, specific student activities, critical thinking ideas, chapter-by-chapter questions and reading notes, and more. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Great Expectations (Study Guide)
This site presents a workable study guide to Charles Dickens' novel, "Great Expectations." Content includes a synopsis; relevant themes; use of language, imagery, and symbolism; and narrative and structure. Access is restricted to...
City University of New York
Cuny: Charles Dickens
Professor Melani offers commentary and notes on Charles Dickens' life and on Great Expectations in particular. Site includes links to other Dickens resources.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Adapting Dickens: From Page to Screen
Students focus on the opening scene of the Great Expectations film to examine the process of adapting the novel by Charles Dickens for the screen. Students compare and contrast the film and the original text to consider the strengths of...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Great Expectations
Discovery Channel School offers a lesson plan regarding the study of Charles Dickens novel, "Great Expectations." Students are asked to note that a writer considers theme, plot, characters, setting, and point of view when writing a...
Stanford University
Stanford University: Discovering Charles Dickens
A well-researched resource from Stanford University, detailing the life and works of author Charles Dickens. Includes full texts of several archived novels, as well as a new section on Dickens' 1854 novel Hard Times.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Charles Dickens
Explore the life and work of Charles Dickens through this educational resource.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Charles Dickens
This site from The Victorian Web has content that provides a detailed biography and list of works; cultural, economic, social and political contexts; and essays addressing literary themes, imagery, characterization and more in the work...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Authors: Charles Dickens
This site features the author Charles Dickens including a biography, the full text of 28 novels and 12 short stories.
Nagoya University (Japan)
Nagoya University: Appreciations and Criticisms of Works of Charles Dickens
G.K. Chesterton offers this look at Dickens' importance and his role in the post-Victorian Age. Each chapter is a separate link.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Great Expectations
This ebook version of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Charles Dickens
This site provides the life, story and work of Charles Dickens (1812-1870 CE).
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Charles Dickens Biography
Interesting biographical information, list of works, and famous quotes about Charles Dickens, renowned British author.
Utah Education Network
Uen: What Makes the Writer Write?
This lesson plan engages students in reading and research related to the Victorian Era. Students will analyze this time period's influence on the writings of Charles Dickens. Then students will analyze how today's authors incorporate...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) English novelist who wrote many classics such as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians the Novel
These articles answer the following questions about novels between 1832-1880: From Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte, Elizabeth Gaskell to George Eliot, how did the writers of this period use fantasy, realism, sensationalism, and...