who wrote great expectations

The novel "Great Expectations" was written by English author Charles Dickens. It is his thirteenth novel and was first published serially from December 1860 to August 1861. The story is set in Kent and London in the early to mid-19th century and follows the education and life of an orphan nicknamed Pip. The novel is one of Dickens's most celebrated works and has had a significant impact on literature and popular culture.