A league is a distance measurement of three nautical miles. The nautical mile is the standard distance measure at sea. A mile is 5,280 feet but a nautical mile is 6,076 feet (1,852m). The difference is a result of the curvature of the earth.
Philip Pirrip, or Pip, the main character of Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations, is a multi-dimensional character. Pip is: an orphan - his parents died, his sister â¦and her husband (Joe) raise him a dreamer, ambitious - he always has a dream or goal in mind (an expectation...
A Teacherâs Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Charles Dickensâs Great Expectations. CHAPTER 33, PAGES 266-272. PLOT DEVELOPMENT: Estella informs Pip that Miss Havisham wishes him to take Estella to. Richmond where she will be living.