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When the orphan Pip unexpectedly comes into a fortune he is eager to forget his humble background. As Pip becomes a gentleman, his past returns to haunt him in the form of his mysterious benefactor. Alongside Pip, the novel contains some of Dickens' most memorable characters: the jilted bride, Miss Havisham, her cold, beautiful niece, Estella and the terrifying convict, Magwitch.