'His novels will endure as long as the language itself'Peter AckroydDickens's haunting late novel depicts the education and development of a young man,Pip,as his life is changed by a series of events - a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter,decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful,cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - and he discovers the true nature of his'great expectations'. This definitive edition includes appendices on Dickens's original ending,giving an illuminating glimpse into a great novelist at work.With an Introduction by DAVID TROTTER Edited and with notes by CHARLOTTE MITCHELL
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141439563Number of pages: 544Weight: 372 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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