Great Expectations

Genre: Fiction, Literatureebook, 446 pages Paperback, 512 pages Published: 1860 Edition: Penguin Books (2003) Goodreads Best Books of the 19th Century Greatest Books (amalgamated list of best books) Introduction by: David Trotter (1996) Chronology by: Stephen Wall (1995, 2003) Edited and Notes by: Charlotte Mitchell (1996) Illustrations by: Marcus Stone Dickens's magnificent novel of guilt, desire, and redemption The orphan Pip’s terrifying encounter with an escaped convict on the Kent marshes, and his mysterious summons to the house of Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward Estella, form the prelude to his “great expectations.” How Pip comes into a fortune, what he does with it, and what he discovers through his secret benefactor are the ingredients of his struggle for moral redemption. Dickens's haunting novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his great expectations. Published nine years before Dickens's death, it remains one of his most celebrated works.  Jun 2023 - epub format revised and verified by zardox (no changes to book content).