<p>My father&#39;s family name being Pirrip and my Christian name Philip my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So I called myself Pip and came to be called Pip. I give Pirrip as my father&#39;s family name on the authority of his tombstone and my sister. . . . but this is my tale not my father&#39;s. It is the tale of how I lived my life and thrived -- how I lost my all and found something again praiise God a thing I love. Listen and you&#39;dll hear . . .</p>