Great Expectations (Hardback) Charles Dickens

A desperate convict encountered in a graveyard . . . a reclusive spinster and her beautiful young ward . . . a mysterious legacy that transforms a rustic orphan boy into a polished young gentleman . . . these are but a few of the intriguing ingredients blended together to create a peerless tale of love and wealth, suspense and self-discovery, Great Expectations. Reproduced in this edition are the twenty-one engravings rendered in 1885 by the British illustrator F. W. Pailthorpe and published at that time as a separate portfolio. They were designed to recreate the distinctive style of Dickens's earlier illustrators, especially Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). This is from the Reader's Digest World's Best Reading series. The text is complete and unabridged. Afterword by Edwin P Whipple.

March 2024