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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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preface by the Author | 3:51 | |
| 2 | I Am Born | 27:10 | |
| 3 | I Observe | 47:47 | |
| 4 | I Have a Change | 39:17 | |
| 5 | I Fall Into Disgrace | 44:19 | |
| 6 | I Am Sent Away | 46:51 | |
| 7 | I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance | 18:35 | |
| 8 | My "First Half" at Salem House | 41:41 | |
| 9 | My Holidays, Especially One Happy Afternoon | 32:50 | |
| 10 | I Have a Memorable Birthday | 28:00 | |
| 11 | I Become Neglected, and am Provided For | 46:33 | |
| 12 | I Begin Life on my Own Account, and Do Not Like It | 41:31 | |
| 13 | Liking Life on my Own Account No Better, I Form a Great Resolution | 24:52 | |
| 14 | The Sequel of my Resolution | 44:11 | |
| 15 | My Aunt Makes Up Her Mind About Me | 34:41 | |
| 16 | I Make Another Beginning | 22:48 | |
| 17 | I Am A New Boy in More Senses Than One | 59:02 | |
| 18 | Somebody Turns Up | 47:07 | |
| 19 | A Retrospect | 22:49 | |
| 20 | I Look About Me and Make A Discovery | 32:54 | |
| 21 | Steerforth's Home | 21:10 | |
| 22 | Little Em'ly | 54:02 | |
| 23 | Some Old Scenes, and Some New People | 1:00:43 | |
| 24 | I Corroborate Mr. Dick and Choose a New Profession | 33:37 | |
| 25 | My First Dissipation | 20:59 | |
| 26 | Good and Bad Angels | 49:17 | |
| 27 | I Fall Into Captivity | 39:41 | |
| 28 | Tommy Traddles | 22:40 | |
| 29 | Mr. Micawber's Gauntlet | 46:34 | |
| 30 | I Visit Steerforth at his Home Again | 20:43 | |
| 31 | A Loss | 20:36 | |
| 32 | A Greater Loss | 22:22 | |
| 33 | The Beginning of a Long Journey | 47:37 | |
| 34 | Blissful | 40:24 | |
| 35 | My Aunt Astonishes Me | 19:54 | |
| 36 | Depression | 47:02 | |
| 37 | Enthusiasm | 39:37 | |
| 38 | A Little Cold Water | 19:39 | |
| 39 | A Dissolution of Partnership | 43:23 | |
| 40 | Wickfield and Heep | 47:01 | |
| 41 | The Wanderer | 20:12 | |
| 42 | Dora's Aunts | 35:13 | |
| 43 | Mischief | 55:25 | |
| 44 | Another Retrospect | 19:45 | |
| 45 | Our Housekeeping | 35:51 | |
| 46 | Mr. Dick Fulfills My Aunt's Prediction | 35:43 | |
| 47 | Intelligence | 30:32 | |
| 48 | Martha | 27:27 | |
| 49 | Domestic | 27:40 | |
| 50 | I Am Involved in Mystery | 27:17 | |
| 51 | Mr. Peggotty's Dream Comes True | 22:32 | |
| 52 | The Beginning of a Longer Journey | 37:54 | |
| 53 | I Assist at an Explosion | 59:30 | |
| 54 | Another Retrospect | 13:05 | |
| 55 | Mr. Micawber's Transactions | 39:28 | |
| 56 | Tempest | 28:20 | |
| 57 | The New Wound, and the Old | 15:03 | |
| 58 | The Emigrants | 27:01 | |
| 59 | Absence | 22:57 | |
| 60 | Return | 34:49 | |
| 61 | Agnes | 20:57 | |
| 62 | I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents | 29:05 | |
| 63 | A Light Shines On My Way | 21:16 | |
| 64 | A Visitor | 19:55 | |
| 65 | A Last Retrospect | 10:17 |
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