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'Great Expectations is up there for me with the world's greatest novels' Howard Jacobson. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

In this unflaggingly suspenseful story of aspirations and moral redemption, humble, orphaned Pip, a ward of his short-tempered older sister and her husband, Joe, is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman. And, indeed, it seems... Read Full Overview

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Pip is a poor orphan, a boy with "no expectations" being raised by his unkind sister and her husband in a small home on the marshes of Kent. But when Pip meets the bizarre Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward, Estella, he starts to yearn for a life as a gentleman. However,... Read Full Overview

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Pip doesn't expect much from... Read Full Overview

In the marshy mists of a village churchyard, a tiny orphan boy named Pip is suddenly terrified by a shivering, limping convict on the run. Years later, a supremely arrogant young Pip boards the coach to London where, by the grace of a mysterious benefactor, he will join the ranks... Read Full Overview

Experience the timeless classic of Great Expectations in this deluxe hardbound edition. Follow the story of Pip, a young orphan who dreams of becoming a gentleman, as he navigates the ups and downs of Victorian England. This beautifully designed edition features stunning... Read Full Overview

Deemed as one of Charles Dicken greatest works, this enthralling and engaging novel takes readers on a captivating journey through love, ambition, and the complexities of Victorian society. Immerse yourself in Pip's transformation and the unforgettable characters that populate... Read Full Overview

Perhaps Dickens's best-loved work, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a young man with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefactor allows him to escape the Kent marshes for a more promising life in London. Despite his good fortune, Pip is haunted by figures... Read Full Overview

From the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a profound novel of spellbinding mystery...

Written in the last decade of Charles Dickens's life, Great Expectations was widely praised and universally admired. This handsome hardcover edition from the Dover Bookshelf traces the journey of a young orphan named Pip from a hardscrabble rural life to the teeming streets... Read Full Overview

' Great Expectations is up there for me with the world's greatest novels' Howard Jacobson. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Charles Dickens's Great Expectations charts the course of orphan Pip Pirrip's life as it is transformed... Read Full Overview

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan... Read Full Overview