Great expectations

What if the promise of a better life carried a hidden cost—and the truth behind it could shatter everything you believe?

In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens crafts a powerful coming-of-age story shaped by ambition, illusion, and moral awakening. Writing during the height of the Victorian era, Dickens combined social realism with psychological insight, exposing the rigid class structures, moral contradictions, and quiet cruelties of his time.

The novel follows Pip, an orphan whose humble beginnings are interrupted by a mysterious opportunity for advancement. One part traces his early encounters with fear, guilt, and compassion on the bleak marshes of England. Another draws the listener into the glittering yet corrosive world of wealth, where aspiration reshapes identity and distorts loyalty. As Pip’s journey unfolds, relationships, secrets, and expectations tighten into a web of consequence—without revealing the truths that ultimately redefine him.

Charles Dickens remains one of the most influential storytellers in literary history. His characters, social critique, and emotional depth continue to resonate in modern culture, reflecting timeless struggles with class, self-worth, and moral responsibility. Great Expectations endures because it confronts the universal question of what it truly means to rise in the world.

This audiobook offers a richly immersive listening experience, allowing Dickens’s vivid scenes and emotional nuance to unfold with clarity. The high-quality AI narration delivers consistent pacing and clear articulation, supporting long-form listening while preserving the atmosphere and tension of the original prose.

Follow the path of ambition, illusion, and self-discovery. Add Great Expectations to your audiobook library today and experience one of literature’s most enduring journeys of transformation.

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Erscheinungsdatum

Hörbuch: 14. Februar 2026