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Biddy: character portrait from Great Expectations (Dickens, Charles)

A character in Great Expectations

Biddy

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles

An orphan girl who helps run Wopsle's great-aunt's little school and shop, teaches Pip his letters, and becomes a kind, clever companion to him and Joe.

Also known as: the orphan girl

Inside the story

Meet Biddy

Biddy is an orphan girl who helps run Wopsle's great-aunt's little school and shop. She teaches Pip his letters and becomes a kind, clever companion to him and Joe Gargery as Pip grows up in the village.

On the page

A plain, common but pleasant orphan girl whose hair at first always wanted brushing and whose shoes came down at the heel; she grows neat and tidy, with clean hands and bright hair.

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