Product Description : Great Expectations (Oxford World's Classics) Perhaps Dickenss bestloved work Great Expectations 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 pastthe escaped convict Magwitch the timewithered Miss Havisham and her proud and beautiful ward Estellaand in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart A powerful and moving novel Great Expectations is suffused with Dickenss memories of the past and its grip on the present and it raises disturbing questions about the extent to which individuals affect each others lives This edition reprints the definitive Clarendon text Robert DouglasFairhursts 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 the books critical reception The book includes four appendices and the fullest set of critical notes in any massmarket editionAbout the Series For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords 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 uptodate bibliographies for further study and much more ( it is an used product )