Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. Theres no better rule.

Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman, Pips adventure really begins. Epic, illuminating and memorable, Dickens mysterious tale of Pips quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring and popular novels to date.