Great Expectations

By (author) Dickens, Charles
Short description/annotation:
Charles Dickens''s Bildungsroman about the education and growth of an orphan named Pip, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Editions line.
Description:
Pip is a poor orphan, a boy with "no expectations" being raised by his unkind sister and her husband in a small home on the marshes of Kent. But when Pip meets the bizarre Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward, Estella, he starts to yearn for a life as a gentleman. However, Pip will discover that wealth and honesty do not go hand in hand, and that kindness can be found in the most surprising places.
Biographical note:
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was the second of eight children in a family beset by financial insecurity. A prolific and popular author, even in his day, Dickens is widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Description for collection:
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