Great Expectations

About this book

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; and the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pips life forever and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens haunting late novel depicts Pips education and development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his great expectations.