Great Expectations
Read Great Expectations by Charles Dickens in French and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
About this book
On the marshes, beneath a sky striped red and black, a small orphan named Pip is tending his family's graves when a voice cracks the silence. "Hold your noise!" A man rises from among the tombstones, an escaped convict in irons, and tilts the boy backward with every threat until Pip promises to bring him a file and food. Great Expectations opens in fear and mud, and everything that follows grows from that one memorable morning.
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Le nom de famille de mon père était Pirrip.
My father’s family name was Pirrip.
Mon prénom était Philip.
My own first name was Philip.
Mais quand j’étais bébé, je ne pouvais pas dire ces noms clairement.
But when I was a baby, I could not say those names clearly.
Je pouvais seulement dire un mot court : Pip.
I could only say one short word: Pip.
Alors je m’appelais Pip.
So I called myself Pip.
Et c’est comme ça que tout le monde a commencé à m’appeler Pip.
And that is how everyone started to call me Pip.
Je sais que Pirrip était le nom de famille de mon père parce que c’est écrit sur sa tombe.
I know that Pirrip was my father’s family name because it is on his tombstone.
History
- Written by Charles Dickens in English
- Adapted by Line by Line Publishing in 2026