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So many good choices in the world of charles dickens, but ultimately, even though i love me some ghosts of scrooge, great expectations wins out. Paul buckley and jessica hisches fresh approach to the literary classics reduces the design down to typography and color. Great expectations, penguin classics by charles dickens. Great expectations by charles dickens penguin books. Based on the original penguin triband design, this print shows the cover of great expectations, charles dickenss funny, frightening and psychologicallygripping portrayal of the orphan pips journey of selfdiscovery, which remains one of his bestloved works. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Part of penguin s beautiful hardback clothbound classics series, designed by the awardwinning coralie bickfordsmith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in highquality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Classic book posters that you can customise by selecting your own frame and print size. Penguin classics by dickens, charles book condition. He gave me a most tremendous dip and roll, so that the church jumped over its own weathercock. Then, he held me by the arms, in an upright position on the top of the stone, and went on in. Great expectations, novel by charles dickens, first published serially in 186061 and issued in book form in 1861.
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