Blue Archipelago

A boy called Pip, has a chance encounter with an escaped convict, is given into service of the ancient Miss Havisham, and comes into some great expectations which change his life for ever.

When I was looking for ideas for the Classics Challenge my friend Emma suggested Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Having been turned against Dickens when forced to read Hard Times at the tender age of eleven I was a little dubious - so rather than rushing out to buy a copy I decided to listen to the novel instead - courtesy of LibriVox.

Kristen over at Book Club Classics has just tagged me for a Classics Meme that she has written to celebrate the opening of her new website Lit Guides.