{"product_id":"great-expectations-9780143123798","title":"Great Expectations","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow an original series on FX and Hulu starring Olivia Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers--featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany \u0026amp; Co. to Wes Anderson's film \u003ci\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e to Penguin's own bestsellers \u003ci\u003eCommitted \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRules of Civility\u003c\/i\u003e. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series design encompasses foil-stamped paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin Drop Caps debuts with an \"A\" for Jane Austen's \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, a \"B\" for Charlotte Brontë's \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, and a \"C\" for Willa Cather's \u003ci\u003eMy Ántonia\u003c\/i\u003e, and continues with more classics from Penguin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eD is for Dickens.\u003c\/b\u003e The orphan Pip is destined to become a blacksmith like his brother-in-law Joe. But when Pip meets the beautiful Estella Havisham, he yearns for a gentleman's education in order to woo her. A mysterious legacy answers his ambition, and changes the course of his life, taking him far from the Marshes of youth--far, so he thinks, from his early terrifying encounter with an escaped convict, and his sister's class resentments. In this fictional autobiography, Pip's coming-of-age story becomes representative of the changing social landscape of nineteenth-century England. As Pip's education provides upward social mobility, he must also learn hard lessons about self-delusion and forgiveness, love and loss, and the true nature of his \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143123798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.40w x 1.70d","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43271745503413,"sku":"9780143123798","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_495f2f7d-101f-40e6-ae4c-b2b0b20771ec.jpg?v=1699956553","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/great-expectations-9780143123798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}