Magwitch

What is his horror when he finds that his education, comfort, and prospects have no more reputable foundation than the bounty of a murderous criminal called Magwitch, who has showered all these benefits upon him from the antipodes, in return for the gift of food and a file when he, Magwitch, was trying to escape from the hulks, and Pip was a little lad.

Life of Charles Dickens Marzials, Frank 1887

What is his horror when he finds that his education, comfort, and prospects have no more reputable foundation than the bounty of a murderous criminal called Magwitch, who has showered all these benefits upon him from the antipodes, in return for the gift of food and a file when he, Magwitch, was trying to escape from the hulks, and

Life of Charles Dickens 1876

The Good Thief is derivative, undoubtedly, but Tinti has been influenced by the best - namely Dickens - and while characters such as Magwitch, Bill Sykes and Oliver Twist cast long shadows, Tinti's characters remain as fresh as newly turned earth ...... please Ms Tinti, may I have some more?

The Good Thief: Summary and book reviews of The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti. 2008

Actually, to be fair, if you can banish bet365 from your head, Ray Winstone is a brilliant Magwitch – rough and gruff and terrifying, but with just a twinkle of kindness and humanity under the mud and the blood.

TV review: Great Expectations; Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me 2011

The whole opening scene is perfect; misty and spooky, with the hulks – the prison ships from one of which Magwitch has escaped – at anchor in the distance.

TV review: Great Expectations; Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me 2011

Magwitch appears on the moor in Great Expectations?

Hannah Tinti discusses her first novel, The Good Thief 2010

But when the convict Magwitch, on the run, erupts from the marshes, grabbing the child Pip's foot as he crosses a bridge, it encapsulates every child's universal terror.

Our Dickens Judith Flanders 2012

The latter has adapted Great Expectations for a film, directed by Mike Newell, which begins shooting next week, starring Helena Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham and Ralph Fiennes as Magwitch.

Charles Dickens goes global in British Council's bicentenary festival 2011

Just as Scrooge, Mr. Bumble, Magwitch and Fagin reflect negative traits in Dickens's world, so do Severus Snape, Quirrell and Filch in that of Harry Potter.

How Harry Saved Reading Norman Lebrecht 2011

To me Ray Winstone, who plays Abel Magwitch in Great Expectations BBC1, is now bet365.com.

TV review: Great Expectations; Fast Freddie, The Widow and Me 2011