Great Expectations; Dickens, Charles; Easton Press, The 100 Greatest Books Ever

Bound in full leather with 22 karat gold decoration and gilded endpaper (all three sides); raised spine hubs; sewn-in ribbon marker; high-quality paper; silk moire fabric endpapers; sewn pages for strength and durability.

Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who dreams of becoming a gentleman after being raised by his kind but coarse brother-in-law, a blacksmith named Joe. His path to social advancement is shaped by his encounter with the eccentric Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cruel adopted daughter Estella, whom he is infatuated with. He later learns that a mysterious convict he helped as a boy, Abel Magwitch, is actually his secret benefactor who has provided him with a fortune to make him a gentleman. The novel follows Pip's journey through social class, ambition, love, and the ultimate realization that true worth comes from character rather than wealth.