Great Expectations - by Charles Dickens (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This elegant hardback presents Charles Dickens' esteemed classic, Great Expectations, featuring gold cover embossing.

Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, a young lad, who grows up without any expectations, but is surprised to hear from a lawyer that he has an unknown benefactor who is sending him to London to learn to become a gentleman. But the great expectations that he has change him, leading him almost to the brink of death, and in the course of events, Pip learns a number of lessons about life, loyalty and true happiness.

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-70) is considered to be one of the greatest English writers. The majority of his novels first saw the light of day when they were serialised in magazines. He later moved into journalism and editing, writing in his spare time. He achieved such notoriety during his own lifetime, that he was invited to the US on a lecture tour. Nowadays, his novels, such as Great Expectations, are considered to be literary classics and piercing observations of the reality of life for the lower classes in Victorian Britain.