{"product_id":"great-expectations-isbn-9780143123798","title":"Great Expectations","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an original series on FX and Hulu starring Olivia Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. to Wes Anderson's film \u003ci\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e to Penguin's own bestsellers \u003ci\u003eCommitted \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility\u003c\/i\u003e. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley,  the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an “A” for Jane Austen’s \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, a “B” for Charlotte Brontë’s \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, and a “C” for Willa Cather’s \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e, and continues with more classics from Penguin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eD is for Dickens.\u003c\/b\u003e The orphan Pip is destined to become a blacksmith like his brother-in-law Joe. But when Pip meets the beautiful Estella Havisham, he yearns for a gentleman’s education in order to woo her. A mysterious legacy answers his ambition, and changes the course of his life, taking him far from the Marshes of youth—far, so he thinks, from his early terrifying encounter with an escaped convict, and his sister’s class resentments. In this fictional autobiography, Pip’s coming-of-age story becomes representative of the changing social landscape of nineteenth-century England. As Pip’s education provides upward social mobility, he must also learn hard lessons about self-delusion and forgiveness, love and loss, and the true nature of his \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e.Winner of the 2012 Fifty Books\/Fifty Covers show, organized by Design Observer in association with AIGA and Designers \u0026amp; Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2014 Type Directors Club Communication Design Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Penguin Drop Caps:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Penguin Drop Caps] convey a sense of nostalgia for the tactility and aesthetic power of a physical book and for a centuries-old tradition of beautiful lettering.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vibrant, minimalist new typographic covers…. Bonus points for the heartening gender balance of the initial selections.”\u003cbr\u003e—Maria Popova, \u003ci\u003eBrain Pickings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Penguin Drop Caps series is a great example of the power of design. Why buy these particular classics when there are less expensive, even free editions of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e? Because they’re beautiful objects. Paul Buckley and Jessica Hische’s fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Each cover is foil-stamped with a cleverly illustrated letterform that reveals an element of the story. Jane Austen’s A (\u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e) is formed by opulent peacock feathers and Charlotte Bronte’s B (\u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e) is surrounded by flames. The complete set forms a rainbow spectrum prettier than anything else on your bookshelf.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Rex Bonomelli, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Drool-inducing.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Classic reads in stunning covers—your book club will be dying.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRedbook\u003c\/i\u003eCHARLES DICKENS was born at Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, the  second of eight children. Dickens's childhood experiences were similar  to those depicted in \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e. His father, who was a  government clerk, was imprisoned for debt and Dickens was briefly sent  to work in a blacking warehouse at the age of twelve. He received little  formal education, but taught himself shorthand and became a reporter of  parliamentary debates for the \u003ci\u003eMorning Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. He began to publish sketches in various periodicals, which were subsequently republishes as \u003ci\u003eSketches by Boz\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1836-7 and after a slow start became a publishing  phenomenon and Dickens's characters the centre of a popular cult. Part  of the secret of his success was the method of cheap serial publication  which Dickens used for all of his novels. He began \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e in 1837, followed by \u003ci\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/i\u003e (1838-9) and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop\u003c\/i\u003e (1840-41). After finishing \u003ci\u003eBarnaby Rudge\u003c\/i\u003e (1841) Dickens sets off for America; he went full of enthusiasm for the  young republic but, in spite of a triumphant reception, he returned  disillusioned. His experiences are recorded in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Notes\u003c\/i\u003e (1842). \u003ci\u003eMartin Chuzzlewit\u003c\/i\u003e (1843-4) did not repeat its predecessors' success but this was quickly  redressed by the huge popularity of the Christmas Books, of which the  first, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1842. During 1844-6 Dickens travelled abroad and he began \u003ci\u003eDombey and Son\u003c\/i\u003e (1846-8) while in Switzerland. This and \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield \u003c\/i\u003e(1849-50) were more serious in theme and more carefully planned than his early novels. In later works, such as \u003ci\u003eBleak House\u003c\/i\u003e (1852-3) and \u003ci\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/i\u003e (1855-7), Dickens's social criticism became more radical and his comedy  more savage. In 1850 Dickens started the weekly periodical \u003ci\u003eHousehold Words\u003c\/i\u003e, succeeded in 1859 by \u003ci\u003eAll the Year Round\u003c\/i\u003e; in there he published \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e (1854), \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e (1859) and \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e (1860-61). Dickens's health was failing during the 1860s and the  physical strain of public readers which he began in 1858 hastened his  decline, although \u003ci\u003eOur Mutual Friend\u003c\/i\u003e (1864-5) retained some of his best comedy. His last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e,  was never completed and he died on 9 June 1870. Public grief at his  death was considerable and he was buried in the Poet's Corner of  Westminster Abbey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJESSICA HISCHE is a letterer, illustrator, typographer, and web  designer. She currently serves on the Type Directors Club board of  directors, has been named a \u003ci\u003eForbes Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \"30 under 30\" in art and design as well as an ADC Young Gun and one of \u003ci\u003ePrint Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's \"New Visual Artists.\" She has designed for Wes Anderson, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, Tiffany \u0026amp; Co, Penguin Books and many others. She resides primarily in San Francisco, occasionally in Brooklyn.Chapter I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy father's family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my\u003cbr\u003einfant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than\u003cbr\u003ePip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI give Pirrip as my father's family name, on the authority of his tombstone\u003cbr\u003eand my sister – Mrs. Joe Gargery, who married the blacksmith. As I never saw\u003cbr\u003emy father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them (for\u003cbr\u003etheir days were long before the days of photographs), my first fancies\u003cbr\u003eregarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their\u003cbr\u003etombstones. The shape of the letters on my father's, gave me an odd idea\u003cbr\u003ethat he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair. From the\u003cbr\u003echaracter and turn of the inscription, \"Also Georgiana Wife of the Above,\"\u003cbr\u003eI drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly. To\u003cbr\u003efive little stone lozenges, each about a foot and a half long, which were\u003cbr\u003earranged in a neat row beside their grave, and were sacred to the memory of\u003cbr\u003efive little brothers of mine – who gave up trying to get a living exceedingly\u003cbr\u003eearly in that universal struggle – I am indebted for a belief I religiously\u003cbr\u003eentertained that they had all been born on their backs with their hands in\u003cbr\u003etheir trousers-pockets, and had never taken them out in this state of\u003cbr\u003eexistence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOurs was the marsh country, down by the river, within as the river wound,\u003cbr\u003etwenty miles of the sea. My first most vivid and broad impression of the\u003cbr\u003eidentity of things, seems to me to have been gained on a memorable raw\u003cbr\u003eafternoon towards evening. At such a time I found out for certain, that\u003cbr\u003ethis bleak place overgrown with nettles was the churchyard; and that Philip\u003cbr\u003ePirrip, late of this parish, and also Georgiana wife of the above, were\u003cbr\u003edead and buried; and that Alexander, Bartholomew, Abraham, Tobias, and\u003cbr\u003eRoger, infant children of the aforesaid, were also dead and buried; and\u003cbr\u003ethat the dark flat wilderness beyond the churchyard, intersected with dykes\u003cbr\u003eand mounds and gates, with scattered cattle feeding on it, was the marshes;\u003cbr\u003eand that the low leaden line beyond was the river; and that the distant\u003cbr\u003esavage lair from which the wind was rushing, was the sea; and that the\u003cbr\u003esmall bundle of shivers growing afraid of it all and beginning to cry, was\u003cbr\u003ePip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hold your noise!\" cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among\u003cbr\u003ethe graves at the side of the church porch. \"Keep still, you little devil,\u003cbr\u003eor I'll cut your throat!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fearful man, all in coarse grey, with a great iron on his leg. A man with\u003cbr\u003eno hat, and with broken shoes, and with an old rag tied round his head. A\u003cbr\u003eman who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by\u003cbr\u003estones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who\u003cbr\u003elimped, and shivered, and glared and growled; and whose teeth chattered in\u003cbr\u003ehis head as he seized me by the chin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Oh! 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