Great Expectations (Children's Signature Editions)

Charles Dickens

$15.74

Publication Date: September 13th, 2022

Publisher:

Union Square Kids

ISBN:

9781454945642

Pages:

584

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Description

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'Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule'

Pip is an orphan without any expectations - he has no name, no fortune and no prospects. It is only when he begins to visit Miss Havisham, elderly, rich and reclusive, and her adopted niece Estella, that he begins to hope for something better. And when it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor, he begins an adventure that will change his life forever.

Epic and memorable, Pip's quest to find the truth about himself is a classic coming-of-age tale and one of Dickens' most enduring and popular novels.

About the Author

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Landport, Portsmouth, in Hampshire. The second of eight children, Dickens was pulled out of school at the age of twelve and forced to work at a local factory. In his early twenties he began to publish stories about London life in various periodicals, but it wasn't until the publication of The Pickwick Papers in 1836 that he became well known. Dickens is now considered the most successful British author of the Victorian Age, having written such masterpieces as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist.