Great ExpectationsCharles Dickens' stunning novel, which includes some of his most famous and memorable charactersEstella, Miss Havisham and the inimitable Pip. Great Expectations follows Pip's life as an ordinary country boy, whose path seems destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events leads him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper classes but