📙 Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of
mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His
efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with the upper
classes but also with dangerous criminals. Pip's desire to improve himself is matched only
by his longing for the icy-hearted Estella, but secrets from the past impede his progress
and he has many hard lessons to learn.