Bibliograph

Lost expectations, the story of the real Miss Havisham, Alan Wardrope

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Lost expectations, the story of the real Miss Havisham, Alan Wardrope

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Lost expectations

Oclc number

759803910

Responsibility statement

Alan Wardrope

Sub title

the story of the real Miss Havisham

Summary

Everyone has heard of Charles Dickens's memorable novel Great Expectations. In it he created a character who became the well-known and enduring figure of English literature, Miss Haversham. It is generally accepted that the novel's Miss Haversham was pivotal to its inspiration. However, there was a real Miss Haversham. Her name was Eliza Emily Donnithorne and this book is her story. It is the story of a wealthy, aristocratic and privileged family whose heiress daughter was to become a jilted bride. She lived in self-imposed exile in a locked and shuttered mansion in Colonial Sydney. Eliza's unlikely and tragic fate was to inspire Charles Dickens' Miss Haversham character for his classic novel

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Story of the real Miss HavishamLost great expectations

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