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Great Expectations: locations

Kent

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  • Kent marshesScene

    The bleak marsh country of Pip's childhood, where he encounters the escaped convict Magwitch and later witnesses the recapture of Magwitch and Compeyson.

  • Pip's villageScene

    The unnamed Kent village where Pip grows up with Joe and Mrs. Joe; its principal locations include the forge, church, school, and Three Jolly Bargemen.

  • Village churchyardScene

    Pip first meets Magwitch among his family's graves and secretly brings him food and a file.

  • Joe's forgeScene

    Pip's childhood home and workplace, where Joe Gargery practices his trade and Pip begins his apprenticeship.

  • Satis HouseScene

    Miss Havisham's decaying mansion, where Pip meets Estella and develops the hopes and delusions that shape his life.

  • The Three Jolly BargemenScene

    The village public house frequented by Joe, Mr. Wopsle, and others; Pip later meets the mysterious stranger who displays Magwitch's file.

  • The Blue BoarScene

    An inn in the unnamed market town where Pip stays during later visits to his native district.

  • The sluice-house on the marshesScene

    A ruined waterside shelter where Orlick imprisons Pip and prepares to murder him before Herbert and others intervene.

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