Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 1979 Edition

This is a paperback edition of the Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) classic story. This was the 13th novel written by Dickens and is considered his masterpiece.

It remains a “must read” book. The book is valued for the rich character development of interesting people and the imagery. The values that Dickens illustrated in most of his novels, eg the plight of the poor, are present in this novel.

This one is a vintage Penguin 1979 edition of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.

Title: Great Expectations

Author: Charles Dickens (1812–1870)

Series: The Penguin English Library

Publisher: Penguin Books

Format: Paperback

Original novel: first published in book form in 1861

The Penguin English Library itself began in 1965, and Great Expectations was one of the titles in the original series.

The cover is from an older Penguin English Library era, rather than the modern Penguin English Library series launched in 2012.