Why Charles Dickens would have made Great Expectations a videogame if he were writing today

Lynda Clark; Anna Walker

Why Charles Dickens would have made Great Expectations a videogame if he were writing today

Lynda Clark, Anna Walker (Editor)

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

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“There’s plenty in Dickens’ work to suggest that were he alive today, he may be writing his own videogames as well as appearing in them.”

As part of The Conversation's Rethinking the Classics (aka the canon – with a twist!) this article considers Dickens' "ludic credentials".

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 24 Feb 2025

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