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Pip, a young orphan, has his life altered by a strange chain of events - a terrifying graveside encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; an unexpected fortune from a secret donor. Escaping his poor background for London, however, he finds that he cannot run away from who he really is.

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The Penguin English Library Edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

"What do you think that is?´ she asked me, again pointing with her stick; ´that, where those cobwebs are?"
"I can´t guess what it is, ma´am."
"It´s a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!"

Great Expectations, Dickens´s funny, frightening and tender portrayal of the orphan Pip´s journey of self-discovery, is one of his best-loved works. Showing how a young man´s life is transformed by a mysterious series of events - an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; a fortune from a secret donor - Dickens´s late novel is a masterpiece of psychological and moral truth, and Pip among his greatest creations.

The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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Dickens, Charles
Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.

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