Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to adulthood, as he moves from the Kent marshes to busy, commercial London, encountering a variety of extraordinary characters ranging from Magwitch, the escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, locked up with her unhappy past and living with her ward, the arrogant, beautiful Estella. Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels. This edition includes the original, discarded ending, Dickens's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions. It also uses the definitive Clarendon text.

One night on the heath, the brave and respected general Macbeth encounters three witches who foretell that he will become king of Scotland. At first sceptical, he’s urged on by the ruthless, single-minded ambitions of Lady Macbeth, who suffers none of her husband’s doubt. But seeing the prophecy through to the bloody end leads them both spiralling into paranoia, tyranny, madness, and murder. This shocking tragedy - a violent caution to those seeking power for its own sake - is, to this day, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and influential masterpieces.

내가 소설 속 개망나니 공녀, 쥬벨리안이라고? 그래도 인생 2회 차의 노련함으로 데드 플래그도 피했겠다, 이제 남은 건 강 같은 평화! “저는 돈, 명예, 집안, 재산, 능력이 모두 최상위가 아닌 남자와는 결혼하지 않을 거예요!” 화려한 공녀 라이프를 꿈꾸며 선언했건만 아니 아버지, 미치광이 황태자가 제 결혼 상대라고요? 결국 난 특단의 조치로 계약 연애를 결심했다. 그것도 주인공 뺨치는 잘생긴 엑스트라와. “황태자와의 약혼을 왜 피하려는 거지?” “무섭잖아요. 마음에 안 들면 자기 측근도 죽인다던데.” 그런데 며칠 뒤, 황태자가 살벌한 편지를 보내왔다. 이런, 내가 벌써 죽을죄를 지었단 말이야?