Great Expectations Project Gutenberg Novels & Stories

Rumor had it she tried to return to her family, but they treated her like a curse and slammed the door in her face. She’d grown too used to luxury and couldn’t survive the real world. Not long after, she went mad and ended up wandering the streets. That was the price she paid for once mocking me and claiming I had lost. After dealing with all the affairs in Eustona, I officially took over everything James left behind.

Once a certain book was picked out, it was to be taken off the list and if you were the last one to pick you would end up with whatever was left in the bowl. Of course, I had my favorites and I was praying quite hard so as not to end up with something that was difficult to read or understand. Thankfully, I got Great Expectations by Charles Dickens and was pretty excited to start working on the report. Les, on the other hand, ended up with The Tempest by William Shakespeare and was silently cursing under her breath. I had no qualms with Shakespeare but Les, in sharp contrast, looked like she was about to collapse on the floor. I guess, like most people, she was intimidated by Shakespeare's po

Louisa shouted, interrupting the silence in the library with her penetrating voice. Ms Kate threw Louisa a glare from a distance. Sheila smirked before following her friend towards labyrinth of bookshelves. "Did ye find the book?" Sheila whispered, as soon as she stood beside her friend rummaging through the row of books. "I'm still searching," she replied, pulling out a book titled the great expectation by Charles Dickens. "What's the title?" Louisa shoved the book to its stance and pulled out another book, but the title was far from what she expected. She groaned in disappointment. What if someone else took it?