The Penguin English Library Edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens"What do you think that is'she asked me,again pointing with her stick;'that,where those cobwebs are""I can't guess what it is,ma'am.""It's a great cake.A bride-cake.Mine!"Great Expectations,Dickens's funny,frightening and tender portrayal of the orphan Pip's journey of self-discovery,is one of his best-loved works. Showing how a young man's life is transformed by a mysterious series of events - an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; a fortune from a secret donor - Dickens's late novel is a masterpiece of psychological and moral truth,and Pip among his greatest creations.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English,from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141198897Number of pages: 592Weight: 410 gDimensions: 197 x 129 x 26 mm
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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