(Original, Unabridged Classic, Premium Hardbound Collector's Edition, Ideal for Gifting)
Charles Dickens
"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be."
Pip, a blacksmith's apprentice on the Kent marshes, is convinced his life is small. Then three encounters change everything: a convict on the misty marshes who will haunt him for years; the eccentric Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward Estella; and an anonymous benefactor who sends him to London to become a gentleman. The identity of that benefactor, when revealed, is one of the great plot turns in all of Victorian fiction.
Readers compare the emotional architecture of Great Expectations to The Count of Monte Cristo — a story that moves through distinct, dramatic phases toward an ending that is honest rather than easy. Widely considered Dickens's finest and most perfectly balanced novel, it asks what it truly costs to reinvent yourself, and what you risk losing in the process. A book that stays with you long after the final page.
This premium hardbound collector's edition with sprayed edges presents Dickens's original, unabridged text — an indispensable volume for every serious reader.
