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  2. Abel Magwitch - Wikipedia

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    Charles Dickens set his story in the early 19th century, setting his character Abel Magwitch to meet a man called Compeyson at the Epsom Races. Compeyson, Dickens wrote, had been brought up in a boarding school and was an attractive, charming gentleman. Magwitch, at the same time, began a relationship with a mentally unstable woman named Molly ...

  3. Miss Havisham - Wikipedia

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    Miss Havisham is a character in Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations.She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life.

  4. Compeyson - Wikipedia

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    Compeyson is the main antagonist of Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations, a 'George Wickham'-esque man, whose criminal activities harmed two people, who in turn shaped much of protagonist Pip's life. [1] Compeyson abandoned Miss Havisham at the altar, and later got Abel Magwitch arrested.

  5. List of Dickensian characters - Wikipedia

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    Bevan, Mr Boston doctor whom Martin and Mark meet at Pawkins' Boarding House in New York and one of the few positive characters they meet in the America. Bevan later loans them money to return to England in Martin Chuzzlewit. Biddy is Mr Wopsle's great-aunt's granddaughter in Great Expectations. She helps with running Mr Wopsle's great-aunt's ...

  6. All About Steve - Wikipedia

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    Her obsession gets her fired when she creates a crossword titled "All About Steve". Following her termination, Mary decides to track him around the country in the hopes of winning his affection. She is encouraged by CCN news reporter Hartman Hughes, who hopes to use Mary's encyclopedic knowledge in his reports to help get promoted to news anchor .

  7. Great Expectations (1946 film) - Wikipedia

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    Great Expectations is a 1946 British drama film directed by David Lean, based on the 1861 novel by Charles Dickens and starring John Mills and Valerie Hobson. The supporting cast included Bernard Miles , Francis L. Sullivan , Anthony Wager , Jean Simmons , Finlay Currie , Martita Hunt and Alec Guinness .

  8. John Halpern - Wikipedia

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    Halpern's interest in The Guardian cryptic crossword puzzle began when he was a student in Canterbury, and he wondered if the compilers could possibly be human beings. [2] After completing a puzzle for the first time, he set about creating two of his own to send to his hero John Galbraith Graham , known as "Araucaria", and accomplished this two ...

  9. List of Hallmark Channel Original Movies - Wikipedia

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    Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For: Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott: Don McCutcheon March 10, 2019 1.60 [326] Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind: Holly Robinson-Peete and Rick Fox: Kevin Fair: April 14, 2019 0.83 [327] Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder: Holly Robinson-Peete and Rick Fox: Kevin Fair: April 21, 2019 0.91 [328]