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class prejudices, the convict stain and a corpse-bride

  • Written by: Sascha Morrell, Lecturer in Literary Studies, Monash University
class prejudices, the convict stain and a corpse-brideHelena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham in a 2012 adaptation of Great Expectations.Image: IMDb

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