Other editions of book Great Expectations

The engrossing epic of murder, mystery and money. As a small boy at Joe Gergery's forge, Pip meets two people who will affect his whole life - an escaped convict he is forced to help, and the eccentric Miss Haversham, whose beautiful, cold ward Estella young Pip adores. But when a secret benefactor pays for him to go to London to become a gentleman. Pip never dreams he will meet the dreadful Magwitch again, nor just how wrong his expectations are... This edition has been specially abridged for Puffin Classics.

By turns a critique of social pretension, a coming-of-age novel, and a wish-fulfilling fantasy, Great Expectations is the story of Pip Pirrip, a young boy from a poor village who experiences a miraculous rise in station through the kindness of an anonymous benefactor. The novel follows Pip through his rise in station, his courtship of the beautiful Estella, and the stunning revelation of his benefactor's identity. Featuring a rich cast of characters and delicious social commentary, Great Expectations remains one of Dickens's most popular works.

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events leads him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. His desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events leads him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals. His desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn. From the Trade Paperback edition.