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Estella (Great Expectations)
Dickens novel character / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Estella Havisham (married name Estella Drummle) is a significant character in Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations.[1]
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Estella Havisham | |
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Great Expectations character | |
![]() Estella with Miss Havisham and Pip. Art by H. M. Brock. | |
Created by | Charles Dickens |
Based on | Ellen Ternan (partially) |
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Gender | Female |
Occupation | None; socialite |
Family | Miss Havisham (adoptive mother) Abel Magwitch (father) Molly (birth mother) |
Spouse | Bentley Drummle |
Relatives | Arthur Havisham (adoptive uncle) Pocket family (adoptive cousins) Cousin Raymond (adoptive) Camilla (adoptive) Georgiana (adoptive) |
Nationality | English |
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Like the protagonist, Pip, Estella is introduced as an orphan, but where Pip was raised by his sister and her husband to become a blacksmith, Estella was adopted and raised by the wealthy and eccentric Miss Havisham to become a lady.