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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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Required Reading & Downloads

Introductory Material
How and Why to Read Dickens by Norrie Epstein (DOCX)
Victorian Literature -- An Overview (PDF)

Vocabulary
Vocabulary Sheet for Great Expectations (PDF)
Great Expectations Vocab List at Dictionary.com

Assignments
LRJ Prompts for Great Expectations (PDF)
Victorian Unit Exam Study Sheet (PDF) -- includes Great Expectations & Dracula

Required Articles
"Rise of the Killer Serial" by Howard Cutler (PBS)
"Who Was Charles Dickens?" (PBS)
"Down and Out in Victorian England" (PBS)
"Mumbai, Striving and Sinking" (New York Times)

Great Expectations Resources

Great Expectations Page at Victorian Web (Brown University)

Charles Dickens Resources

Charles Dickens Page at Victorian Web (Brown University)
Charles Dickens Documentary (Youtube)
The Life of Charles Dickens (BBC on Youtube) -- Short cartoon introduction to the author
Dickens Quiz and Tour of Dickens' London (PBS)
Dickens Glossary -- Words and Terms (David Perdue)
Map of Dickens' London circa 1850 (David Perdue)

Victorian Literature Resources

Recommended Victorian Web Resources (Rose)
Victorian Literature -- An Overview (Rose)
The Victorian Web (Brown University)
The Dictionary of Victorian London (Lee Jackson)
The Victorian Era
Britain Express: Victorian England
Victoriana Magazine
History Trails: Victorian Britain (BBC)