
Great Expectations (Paperback)
Charles Dickens (author), Charlotte Mitchell (editor), David Trotter (author of introduction)- 5+ in stock
'His novels will endure as long as the language itself' Peter Ackroyd
Dickens'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 Ltd
ISBN: 9780141439563
Number of pages: 544
Weight: 372 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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