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  Author Biography / Context of the Work

  One-Page Plot Summary

  Character Descriptions

  Object/Place Descriptions

  Quotes

  Topic Tracking

      Topic Tracking: Class

      Topic Tracking: Expectations

      Topic Tracking: Identity

      Topic Tracking: Love

  Chapter Summaries

      Chapter 1: The Convict Frightens Me...

      Chapter 2: Mr. and Mrs. Joe and I...

      Chapter 3: I Execute My Trust...

      Chapter 4: Joe and I Go to Church...

      Chapter 5: The Sergeant and the Soldiers...

      Chapter 6: My State of Mind

      Chapter 7: Mr. Wopsle's Great Aunt...

      Chapter 8: Breakfast and Arithmetic...

      Chapter 9: Mr. Pumblechook Questions Me...

      Chapter 10: At the Three Jolly Bargemen...

      Chapter 11: Toadies and Humbugs...

      Chapter 12: Estella's Varied Moods...

      Chapter 13: Joe at Miss Havisham's...

      Chapter 14: Ashamed of Home

      Chapter 15: The Old Battery...

      Chapter 16: Murderous Attack on Mrs. Joe...

      Chapter 17: A Change in Biddy...

      Chapter 18: The Strange Gentleman...

      Chapter 19: London Ho!...

      Chapter 20: Mr. Jaggers' Room...

      Chapter 21: Barnard's Inn...

      Chapter 22: Exchanging Confidences...

      Chapter 23: More About the Pocket Family...

      Chapter 24: Pecuniary and Other Arrangements...

      Chapter 25: I Go Home With Wemmick...

      Chapter 26: An Invitation to Dinner...

      Chapter 27: Joe Comes to Barnard's Inn...

      Chapter 28: I Take Coach For Our Town...

      Chapter 29: Orlick Installed as Porter...

      Chapter 30: In the Old Town Again...

      Chapter 31: Mr. Wopsle as Hamlet...

      Chapter 32: Wemmick at Home in Newgate...

      Chapter 33: Estella Tells Me Where She is Going...

      Chapter 34: The Finches of the Grove...

      Chapter 35: My Sister's Funeral...

      Chapter 36: A Word or Two With My Guardian...

      Chapter 37: Another Pilgrimage to the Castle...

      Chapter 38: Estella With Miss Havisham Again...

      Chapter 39: A Stormy Night in the Temple...

      Chapter 40: A Lurker on the Stairs...

      Chapter 41: I Take Council With Herbert...

      Chapter 42: He Relates His Life and Adventures...

      Chapter 43: I Start On an Expedition...

      Chapter 44: I Speak to Miss Havisham...

      Chapter 45: I Receive a Warning...

      Chapter 46: Old Barley...

      Chapter 47: I Go to the Play...

      Chapter 48: I Dine With Mr. Jaggers Again...

      Chapter 49: I Visit Miss Havisham Again...

      Chapter 50: I Learn More of Provis' History...

      Chapter 51: Another Interview With Mr. Jaggers...

      Chapter 52: Maturing My Plans...

      Chapter 53: At the Old Sluice-House...

      Chapter 54: We Take Him On Board...

      Chapter 55: The Question of My Future...

      Chapter 56: He is Tried and Sentenced...

      Chapter 57: Joe Tends Me In My Sickness...

      Chapter 58: Mr. Pumblechook Holds Forth...

      Chapter 59: For Estella's Sake...

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