Great Expectations

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED
BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP
Dickens's timeless tale of an orphan boy's extraordinary journey through life.
EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:
- A concise introduction that gives readers important background information
- A chronology of the author's life and work
- A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
- An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations
- Detailed explanatory notes
- Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
- Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
- A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience
Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world's finest books to their full potential.
SERIES EDITED BY CYNTHIA BRANTLEY JOHNSON

Contents

• Introduction
• Great Expectations
• The Original Ending of Great Expectations
• Literary Allusions and Notes
• Critical Excerpts
• Charles Dickens on Great Expectations
• Suggestions for Further Reading