Great Expectations gentleman. Pip is to leave for London, but presuming that Miss Havisham is his benefactor, he first visits her. Pip sets up house in London at Barnard's Inn with Herbert Pocket, the son of his tutor, Matthew Pocket, who is a cousin of Miss Havisham. Herbert and Pip have previously met at Satis Hall, where Herbert was rejected as a playmate for Estella. He tells Pip how Miss Havisham was defrauded and deserted by her fiancé. Pip meets fellow pupils, Bentley Drummle, a brute of a man from a wealthy noble family, and Startop, who is agreeable. Jaggers disburses the
Eddie Dickens including Mad Uncle Jack, Even Madder Aunt Maud and her stuffed stoat named Malcolm (or according to Mad Uncle Jack, Sally). He also has an identical cousin named Fabian, but is unaware of his existence until the fifth book, "Horrendous Habits". Eddie’s father is the only one to know that they are all simply characters in Mr Ardagh’s books. Eddie Dickens Eddie Dickens is the lead character in six books by British author Philip Ardagh: and a number of Christmas short-stories specially written for Philip Ardagh's website. The character first appeared in print in the UK in 2000, but originally