Oxford Progressive English Readers: Great Expectations Charles Dickens Pip is an orphan whose life is changed by two strange meetings. As a child, he meets an escaped prisoner, a frightening man who makes Pip bring him food and a tool to cut his chains. A few years later, the strange Miss Havisham introduces Pip to a beautiful but cruel girl called Estella. Miss Havisham and Estella are rich and proud, and Pip is ashamed of his poor home and rough ways. He dreams of becoming a gentleman so that he can win Estella’s heart. Years later, it seems that Pip’s dreams have come true. An unknown person is going to give him a fortune, so that he can be a gentleman. But who is this mysterious person? When he finds out, Pip’s troubles are only just beginning ... -