David Copperfield
Dickens’s own favorite among his novels traces the life of David Copperfield from a hard childhood through cruelty, poverty, and loss toward maturity, love, and vocation as a writer. Along the way he meets an unforgettable gallery of characters: the ever-hopeful Mr. Micawber, the villainous Uriah Heep, the steadfast Peggotty, and his headstrong aunt Betsey Trotwood. Deeply autobiographical, the novel blends comedy, heartbreak, and social observation on the grand Dickensian scale. Widely regarded as one of the greatest coming-of-age novels in English, it is a rich, warm, and moving portrait of a young man finding his place in the world.
About the Author
Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English novelist and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His literary genius is evident in his creation of some of the world’s most iconic fictional characters. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens faced adversity…
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