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A newly repackaged edition of Dickens's classic coming-of-age tale, with
an introduction, contextual essays, a map, and suggestions for further
exploration by Victorian scholar Tanya Agathocleous.
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-these form a series of events that change the
orphan Pip's life forever, as he eagerly abandons his humble origins to
begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting novel depicts Pip's
education and development through adversity as he discovers the true
nature of his great expectations. Published nine years before Dickens's
death, it remains one of his most celebrated works.
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