Great Expectations

Charles Dickens's beloved coming-of-age masterpiece follows the orphan Pip, raised by his harsh sister and her gentle blacksmith husband in the bleak marshes of Kent. When a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict and a summons to the decaying mansion of the eccentric Miss Havisham set his life on an unexpected course, Pip is suddenly endowed with 'great expectations' by a mysterious benefactor and thrust into the world of London gentility. As he chases wealth, status, and the cold, beautiful Estella, Pip must learn what truly makes a gentleman—and discover the surprising source of his fortune. A rich, haunting tale of ambition, love, guilt, and redemption. A Raven's Gate Classics edition with atmospheric new cover art.