Great Expectations reclusive Miss Havisham in her decaying mansion, wearing her tattered bridal robes. "Great Expectations" incorporates elements of the new genre of crime fiction, which Dickens had already used in "Oliver Twist" (1837), and which was being developed by his friends Wilkie Collins and William Harrison Ainsworth. With its scenes of convicts, prison ships, and episodes of bloody violence, Dickens creates characters worthy of the Newgate school of fiction. "Great Expectations" contains elements of the Gothic genre, especially with Miss Havisham, the bride frozen in time, and the ruins of Satis House filled with weeds and spiders. Other characters that can
Wedding Day (Courtney Love song) switch between a sneer and a raw scream". Chris Martins of "Spin" referred to "Wedding Day" as "a curdled bowl of snarled vocals, grinding guitar, and pounding rhythm" in which Love "sounds plenty authoritative". Wedding Day (Courtney Love song) "Wedding Day" is a song by the American alternative rock musician Courtney Love. It is the first single from her upcoming second studio album "Died Blonde", and was released on May 4, 2014, packaged as a double A-side single with the song "You Know My Name". Originally intended for release as a single backed with the song "California", "Wedding Day"s lyrics