One of Sir Trevor McDonald's favourite books.
This definitive edition uses the text from the first published edition of 1861. It includes a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century, and appendices on Dickens’s original ending and his working notes, giving readers an illuminating glimpse into the mind of a great novelist at work.
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Written in the last decade of Charles Dickens's life, Great Expectations was widely praised and universally admired. This handsome hardcover edition from the Dover Bookshelf traces the journey of a young orphan named Pip from a hardscrabble rural life to the teeming streets of nineteenth-century London, unfolding a gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, and love and loss. Crafted with the same care and devotion that illuminate Dickens's transformative storytelling, the cover - resplendent in a bold design and lustrous hue - mirrors Pip's path of self-discovery and the complex web of people and experiences that shape him. This volume presents an affordable keepsake for dedicated Dickens aficionados and first-time explorers of his literary genius.
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Great Expectations is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook, CD-Audio
Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens and published by Search Press an imprint of Dover Publications Inc
Great Expectations has 592 pages
Yes it is part of Dover Bookshelf series
£18.89
