Great Expectations: A Norton Critical Edition: 0

Really good exactly what I was looking for

Excellent extras like essays and papers. Helpful for students.

The book lived up to all my ...err expectations. It arrived in good time and in good condition.

Norton Critical Editions are to novels what the Arden editions are to Shakespeare and in both cases, the names are indicative of continued excellence. In this 750-page "Great Expectations" edition, the series' quality is sustained; although it is a paperback, it is a solid, firm cover and the glue is thick enough to hold the pages and cover effectively, an essential if the book is to be used for serious study. This book is ideal for any study at Advanced Level and beyond; it is too much information and critically too demanding for GCSE. The editor is a vital feature of any edition involving collation of varied material and Edgar Rosenberg has a wealth of experience; the first essential is the text and each Norton guarantees an authoritative, approved text, in this case the 1861 first edition. In adition to the text, the remaining four hundred pages are essays on the background of the novel and the context and critical works from a wide range of critics, some contemporaries of Dickens, others over the decades which have seen the novel's popularity rising. Although some may find the text a tad small (10-pt), it has ensured that as much material as possible is contained within the covers and, at these prices, it is well worth it. Recommended

The pages are terribly thin,the paper was already scrunched a bit and it somehow got a cut on a smooth table

'Great Expectations' did meet my Expectations! Lovely scholarly annotations. I always go with The Norton Critical Editions for Academic Literature: the annotations half my work. Exceptional annotations.

The editor provides many important notes, some of which are intentionally humorous. Questions which readers might raise are often anticipated and answered. The essays are scholarly (as one would expect in a "critical edition"), but in most cases they approach the text in ways that respect the needs of "common" readers and "uncommon" ones, too. Buy this text! You'll add to your appreciation of the novel and Dickens.

The book has very low quality paper, one can see through it and therefore becomes very difficult to read. Norton editorial board should consider publishing their books with higher quality materials.

Classico importante y edicion muy bien

Rosenberg is a penetrating editor; wide-ranging references and fascinating footnotes, without sacrificing clarity. I have a substantial Dickens collection in Penguin, Oxford and Norton, and the textual material (detailing this novel’s complete publication history from gestation to serialisation and ultimate book publication) in this Norton Critical Edition is some of the best. Highly recommended.