One of the most famous true stories from the last war The GREAT ESCAPE tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner-of-war camp worked together to achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels & those who weren't digging forged passports drew maps faked weapons & tailored German uniforms & civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came the actual escape itself was timed to the split second
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A diary of adventure in picturesque Sand Bay The Great Escape: Adventures on the Wild West Coast takes readers on an extraordinary journey as writer & explorer Monty Halls follows his dream of becoming a crofter. With his gigantic (possibly insane) dog Reuben as his companion Monty raises sheep pigs & chickens grows his own vegetables explores the wildlife meets the locals & learns all about life on Scotlands wild west coast. Living his dream is not without its challenges
- whether its renovating an ancient bothy climbing a mountain called The Inaccessible Pinnacle or surviving the daily onslaught of midges
- but its a life-changing experience set in the most beautiful & dramatic landscape in Europe. The Great Escape is a book for anyone who has longed to leave the rat race behind.

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The last couple of years have seen the eurozone lurch from crisis to calamity. With Greece Portugal & Ireland already driven to the brink of economic catastrophe & the threat that a number of other EU countries are soon to follow the consequences for the global economy are potentially dire. In The Great Eurozone Disaster Heikki Patomaki dissects the current crisis revealing its origins lie in the instability that has driven the process of financialisation since the early 1970s. Furthermore the public debt crises in the European deficit countries have been aggravated rather than alleviated by the responses of the Commission & leaders of the surplus countries especially Germany. ...

Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator Philip Pirrip (Pip) from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes the story abounds with some of Dickens' most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch the eccentric Miss Haversham & her beautiful ward Estella Pip's good-hearted room-mate Herbert Pocket & the pompous Pumblechook. As Pip unravels the truth behind his own 'great expectations' in his quest to become a gentleman the mysteries of the past & the convolutions of fate through a series of thrilling adventures serve to steer him towards maturity & his most important discovery of all
- the truth about himself.
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' It was now too late & too far to go back & I went on. & the mists had all solemnly risen now & the world lay spread before me' A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter decaying Miss Havisham & her beautiful cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor -- these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever & he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting late novel depicts Pip's education & development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'. This definitive edition uses the text from the first published edition of 1861. It

Includes:: a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century & appendices on Dickens's original ending & his working notes giving readers an illuminating glimpse into the mind of a great novelist at work.

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This title puts a fresh design spin on a well loved novel which remains the same as the Great Expectations" that has been cherished for 150 years. It is a fashion-forward runway inspired package targeted to teens. It is aimed at those aged 12 years & upwards. When Philip Pirrip nicknamed Pip is forced by an escaped convict to steal food & supplies from his meagre home he doesnt know that this event will transform his life. One of Dickens most popular novels " Great Expectations" follows the orphaned Pip as he grows from poverty into a gentleman becoming entangled with the strange Miss Havisham & her beautiful but cold-hearted ward Estella & coming into a fortune from an unknown benefactor. This engrossing work which recently celebrated its 150th birthday remains one of Dickens best-loved." ...

Collins Classics is proud to present Charles Dickenss Great Expectations
- now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter & Ralph
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'you are to understand Mr. Pip that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...' Young Pip lives with his sister & her husband the blacksmith with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past
- the escaped convict Magwitch the time-withered Miss Havisham & her proud & beautiful ward Estella
- & in time uncovers not just the origins of his great expectations but the mystery of his own heart. A powerful & moving novel Great Expectations is suffused with Dickens's memories of the past & its grip on the present & it raises disturbing questions about the extent to which individuals affect each other's lives. This edition

Includes:: a lively introduction Dickens's working notes the novel's original ending & an extract from an early theatrical adaptation. It reprints the definitive Clarendon text. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.



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A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter decaying Miss Havisham & her beautiful cold-hearted ward Estella; & the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor
- these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever & he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens' haunting late novel depicts Pip's education & development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.
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This is the Penguin English Library Edition" of " Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. " What do you think that is?' she asked me again pointing with her stick; 'that where those cobwebs are?" "I can't guess what it is ma'am." " It's a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!" " Great Expectations" Dickens' funny frightening & tender portrayal of the orphan Pip's journey of self-discovery is one of his best-loved works. Showing how a young man's life is transformed by a mysterious series of events
- an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman & a beautiful girl; a fortune from a secret donor
- Dickens' late novel is a masterpiece of psychological & moral truth & Pip among his greatest creations. " The Penguin English Library"
- 100 editions of the best fiction in English from the eighteenth century & the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War."


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