CHAPTER 1
Philip Pirrip came to be nicknamed Pip because that is how his infant tongue pronounced his name. Pip's parents died when he was too young to remember them. There are also five deceased infant brothers buried next to his parents. He forms ideas about their physical characteristics by their tombstones. He is raised by his sister and her blacksmith husband.
Pip's family lives in the marsh country. One evening, Pip finds himself in the overgrown churchyard. He is crying out of fear. He came across an escaped convict that was hiding out amongst the graves. The convict orders him to stop crying, threatening to cut his throat if he doesn't. He asks Pip his name and where he lives. He eats the bread he finds in Pip's pocket. Learning Pip's parents are dead, he asks who Pip lives with.
