Great Expectations
Edition: Movie Tie-In Edition (1)
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9780143126454
Description: A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a grave- yard 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— these form a series of,events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Charles Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education and develop- ment through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his "great expectations.