GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Book DescriptionAn unknown benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman， and encouraged by his expectations of wealth， he abandons his friends and moves to London. His expectations prove to be unfounded however， and he must return home penniless.Amazon.comDickens considered Great Expectations one of his "little pieces，" and indeed， it is slim compared to such weighty novels as David Copperfield or Nicholas Nickleby. But what this cau