{"product_id":"9780141439563","title":"Great Expectations by Charles Dickens","description":"'His novels will endure as long as the language itself' Peter AckroydDickens's haunting late novel depicts the education and development of a young man, Pip, as his life is changed by a series of events - a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - and he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'. This definitive edition includes appendices on Dickens's original ending, giving an illuminating glimpse into a great novelist at work.   With an Introduction by DAVID TROTTER Edited and with notes by CHARLOTTE MITCHELL;  544 pages; Published: 30\/01\/2003\u003cdiv class=\"goodreadr\" data-isbn=\"9780141439563\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56457004286334,"sku":"9780141439563","price":19.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/1298\/0350\/files\/9780141439563.jpg?v=1761330442","url":"https:\/\/it-book.co.uk\/products\/9780141439563","provider":"IT-Book","version":"1.0","type":"link"}