Episode 3 of 3
Completion and Book Publication
- When
- 11-15 June 1861
- Where
- Unknown
Dickens completed the novel in June 1861 and secured contracts for book publication in Europe.
On 11 June 1861, Dickens wrote to Macready that Great Expectations had been completed, and on 15 June, asked the editor to prepare the novel for publication. He welcomed a contract with Tauchnitz on 4 January 1861 for publication in English for the European continent.
Sources
- Great Expectations Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
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