"Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child," Charles Dickens once wrote, "and his name is David Copperfield." Dickens' seventh novel appeared in 1850, by which time he was a British national institution. Based on the author's own tumultuous journey from boy to man, this epic traces young David's progress from his mother's sheltering arms to the miseries of boarding school and sweatshop and the rewards of friendship, romance, and self-discovery in his vocation as a writer.
In addition to its compelling narrative, the novel's great appeal lies in its memorable cast of characters, among them Mr. Murdstone, the brutal stepfather; the scheming clerk Uriah Heep; the perpetually indebted but exuberantly optimistic Mr. Micawber; and warm-hearted but wildly eccentric Aunt Betsey Trotwood.
Dickens' genius was comic, and David Copperfield reflects his view of existence as a mixture of laughter and tears - with laughter uppermost.
| ISBN: | 9780486841335 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2020 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 736 pages |
| Primary Genre | Classic fiction: general and literary |
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Based on the author's own tumultuous journey from boy to man, this epic traces young David's progress from his mother's sheltering arms to the miseries of boarding school and sweatshop and the rewards of friendship, romance, and self-discovery in his vocation as a writer. In addition to its compelling narrative, the novel's great appeal lies in its memorable cast of characters, among them Mr.
David Copperfield features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
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David Copperfield was written by Charles Dickens and published by Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc.
David Copperfield has 736 pages
