Great Expectations (AmazonClassics Edition) by Amazon.co.uk

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Great Expectations, originally titled John Standefer and Others is a novel by the legendary English author, Charles Dickens, written in the 19th century and published in the KindleClassics Collection by Amazon in July of 2017. The print length of this literary gem is just 97 pages. It\'s the perfect choice for all the readers who are looking for an engaging story with rich characters and an interesting plot. The novel highlights the themes of social injustice, love, ambition, friendship, loss, and self-discovery, making it an absolute must-read for anyone who enjoys reading literature.

Pip, a simple young man who\'s life has been marred by the circumstances, is living in squalor with his adoptive parents when a wealthy spinster takes him under her wing, making him her adopted boy. Her adopted daughter, Estella, whose beauty puts her beyond comparison to any other women Pip has seen, falls for Pips true heart and captures it wholeheartedly, leading to their deep-felt love connection. Pip feels content being raised in Miss Havisham\'s grand home with its endless luxurious accommodations until his expectations of achieving higher things in life force him into making choices that may put his life at risk, while simultaneously promising the fulfillment of his passion for Estella, whose memories will always haunt him and cause conflict with any new potential lover he chooses.

With Pips personal development into a man of influence, a benefactor provides himwith everything necessary to help him achieve financial success. As the mystery and twists take place, Pip is left to question his actions and choices, as his happiness, which began from humble origins and gained wealth through no merit, remains at odds with a social system where fortune cannot equate to happiness if he\'s inexplicably falling headlong downfall, forgoing any means to secure what once seems like the only happiness Estellalightly left Pip to pursue, causing even his love life to crumble and the story he can see the ending from no different.

Overall, Charles Dickens creates an intriguing mystery and delivers it within an epic that rivals the master\'s work on full display of a literary giant.