Great Expectations was written by Charles Dickens in 1860 and 1861. The mid-19th century was a time of great social change in Britain. There was increasing movement from the countryside to the ...

The beginning of the novel, as narrated by Pip, and (right) a boxed-in and crossed-out section reveals changes made by Dickens to the novel's ending The manuscript of Charles Dickens' Great ...

Since 1861, Great Expectations has been printed with illustrations many times. This 1937 edition features images by Gordon Ross, who signed and numbered each of the 1500 copies. The preface was ...

Great Expectations was first published as a "three-decker" (in three clothbound volumes) in June 1861, shortly before the end of its magazine serialization in All the Year Round. It was never issued ...