My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip.
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens
*****
I had to read it at school and liked it then; I still like it now. There’s enough Gothic darkness and joyful resolution to satisfy me.
My first Dickens read also at school and have loved it since,,;)
That’s great to hear. The title can be adapted by any young person, can’t it? We all have expectations about adult life. Perhaps that’s why it’s still taught in high school. Dickens knew how to make an unforgettable story out of it.