{"product_id":"9780393960693","title":"Great Expectations : A Norton Critical Edition by Edgar Rosenberg","description":"The newly established text is based on all extant materials and is accompanied by several textual essays.     \"Backgrounds\" provides readers with an understanding of Great Expectations's inception and internal chronology.? A discussion of the public-reading version of the novel is also included.? A wonderfully rich \"Contexts\" section collects thirteen pieces, centering on the novel's major themes: the link between author and hero and, relatedly, Victorian notions of gentility, snobbishness, and social mobility; the often brutal training, at home and at school, of children born around 1800; and the central issues of crime and punishment.     \"Criticism\" gathers twenty-two assessments of Great Expectations, both contemporary and modern, which offer a range of perspectives on Dickens and his novel.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56289212596597,"sku":"9780393960693","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780393960693.jpg?v=1762722707","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780393960693","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}