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My dear Miss Tanya,

  In my time, anyone who was heir to a fortune was declared to have "great
expectations."  So firmly was this use entrenched it was rarely used with a
more general significance.  But it was still capable of such use.  I chose
it for my title because it neatly signified Pip's position as heir to a
fortune, but also hinted at his broader expectations of life, doomed to be
dashed.


Faithfully yours,


Charles Dickens
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>Dear: Mr Dicken's
>
>    I am reading your novel "Great Expectations" for a highschool project
and am thoroughly enjoying it, and I was wondering how you came up with the
idea of naming the novel "Great Expectations". If you could please get back
to me as soon as possivle that would be greatly appreciated.
>   Many Thanks,
>                 Tanya
>
>

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