{"product_id":"great-expectations-paperback-5","title":"Great Expectations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Cardwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert Douglas-Fairhurst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps Dickens's best-loved work, \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Pip, a young man with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefactor allows him to escape the Kent marshes for a more promising life in London. Despite his good fortune, Pip is haunted by figures from his past--the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham, and her proud and beautiful ward, Estella--and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart. A powerful and moving novel, \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e is suffused with Dickens's memories of the past and its grip on the present, and it raises disturbing questions about the extent to which individuals affect each other's lives. This edition reprints the definitive Clarendon text. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst's new introduction ranges widely across critical issues raised by the novel: its biographical genesis, ideas of origin and progress and what makes a \"gentleman,\" memory, melodrama, and\u003cbr\u003ethe book's critical reception. The book includes four appendices and the fullest set of critical notes in any mass-market edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMargaret Cardwell\u003c\/strong\u003e was formerly Reader in English at Queen's College, Belfast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Douglas-Fairhurst\u003c\/strong\u003e is Fellow and Tutor in English, Magdalen College, Oxford University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694909919295,"sku":"9780199219766","price":12.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/823747f8164c22de3f8455c15c860fa1.webp?v=1765002329","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/great-expectations-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}