Martin Jarvis is a widely acclaimed actor who was named Reader of the Year by the British Spoken Word Publishers Association.

Great Expectations, recognized as Charles Dickens' finest novel, is told by Pip, an orphan who lives with his sister and her husband, the village blacksmith. As Pip seeks to improve his station in life, he encounters Dickens' most magnificent cast of characters including Miss Havisham, Estella, and the convict Magwitch. Keith Love of The Los Angeles Times called this performance by Martin Jarvis "the most brilliant reading of an English classic that I ever hope to hear."