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 ...

and Great Expectations. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 at what was then 1 Mile End Terrace (now 393 Commercial Road), Landport in Portsmouth, Hampshire, to Elizabeth and ...

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 ...

A stamp of recognition, it flags up Ordnance Terrace in Chatham, Kent as the one-time home of Charles Dickens ... see the hulks (prison ships) from Great Expectations.' The Medway skyline is ...

When he discovers the true origin of his fortune, and his debt catches up with him, however, he is forced to reevaluate his former great expectations. Charles Dickens is widely considered to be ...

Are you ready for a gritty new dramatic adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations? Fans of the duo will no doubt remember that Knight and Hardy previously teamed up to adapt another ...