{"product_id":"great-expectation-student-edition-charles-dickens-9781499713114","title":"Great Expectation (Student Edition): Original and Unabridged","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis edition contains the \u003cb\u003eoriginal and unabridged\u003c\/b\u003e text of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Formatted for study with large margins for student notes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/b\u003e is a coming-of-age novel, and it is a classic work of Victorian literature. It depicts the growth and personal development of an orphan named Pip. Dickens felt Great Expectations was his best work, calling it \"a very fine idea\". Great Expectations has become very popular and is now taught as a classic in many English classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat Expectations is set among the marshes of Kent and in London in the early to mid-1800s. It is a graphic book, full of extreme imagery, poverty, prison ships, \"the hulks,\" barriers and chains, and fights to the death. It combines intrigue and unexpected twists of autobiographical detail. The novel reflects the events of the time, Dickens' concerns, and the relationship between society and man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDickens originally intended Great Expectations to be twice as long. Collected and dense, with a conciseness unusual for Dickens, the novel represents Dickens' peak and maturity as an author. According to G. K. Chesterton, Dickens penned Great Expectations in \"the afternoon of  his] life and fame.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel has a colourful cast that has entered popular culture: the capricious Miss Havisham, the cold and beautiful Estella, Joe the kind and generous blacksmith, the dry and sycophantic Uncle Pumblechook, Mr. Jaggers, Wemmick with his dual personality, and the eloquent and wise friend, Herbert Pocket. Throughout the narrative, typical Dickensian themes emerge: wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499713118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499713114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.46d","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994246283519,"sku":"9781499713114","price":14.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd0c628d-b2d8-44e3-99b4-d3f9b69e0938.jpg?v=1683328999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/great-expectation-student-edition-charles-dickens-9781499713114","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}