Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)

Author: Charles Dickens

Pip’s life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events leads him away from his humble origins and up the social ladders. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but also with dangerous criminals.

Pip’s desire to improve himself is matched only by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets for the past impede his progress and he has many hard lessons to learn.