{"product_id":"great-expectations","title":"Great Expectations","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA boy. A convict. A frozen wedding cake. And the fortune that changed everything.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles Dickens's most perfect novel is a mystery, a romance, and a coming-of-age story all at once—a tale about the difference between being rich and being good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoung Pip, an orphan living with his cruel sister and her kind blacksmith husband, encounters an escaped convict in a marshland graveyard. Terrified, he helps the man. Years pass. Pip is summoned to play at the decaying mansion of the wealthy, reclusive Miss Havisham—a woman frozen in time since being jilted at the altar, still wearing her wedding dress, still surrounded by rotting cake. There, he meets Estella, a beautiful, cold girl who has been raised to break men's hearts. Pip falls hopelessly in love with her. Then comes the news: an anonymous benefactor has granted Pip a fortune. He moves to London, becomes a gentleman, and abandons the only people who ever loved him. But who is his mysterious patron? And what will happen when Pip discovers the truth?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Dickens at his most gripping and psychologically acute: a novel about shame, ambition, and the painful discovery that the things we want most are rarely the things we need. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has the most famous opening of any Dickens novel—and one of the most satisfying final sentences ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidely considered Dickens's finest achievement, praised by George Bernard Shaw and countless others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores themes of class, crime, guilt, and the corruption of wealth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures some of Dickens's most unforgettable characters: Miss Havisham, Magwitch, and the cold-hearted Estella\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears—or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that great expectations are not always what they seem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003eCharles Dickens\u003cspan\u003e (1812–1870) was an English novelist, journalist, and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Born in Portsmouth, he endured a childhood of poverty and forced labor in a blacking factory after his father was imprisoned for debt—experiences that shaped his lifelong commitment to social reform. His major works include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1837), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1850), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBleak House\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1853), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHard Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1854), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1859), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1861), and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1843). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was first published as a weekly serial in 1860–61 and has since been adapted countless times for film, television, and stage. Dickens died of a stroke in 1870 and is buried in Poets' Corner at Westminster Abbey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54420205502836,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54420205535604,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54420205568372,"sku":"9612921000253","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54420205601140,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-external-audiobook-great-expectations-53566682661236.jpg?v=1779965556","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/great-expectations","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}