"David Copperfield" or "The Personal History, Adventures,
Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger, of
Blunderstone Rookery" was published in 1850. Like all except five
of Charles Dickens works, it was originally published in monthly
installments. Many elements within the novel follow events in
Dickens' own life, and it is considered the most autobiographical
of his novels. "David Copperfield" follows the protagonist from
childhood to maturity, beginning with his birth in England in about
1820. David's father had died six months before he was born, and
seven years later, his mother marries Mr. Edward Murdstone. David
dislikes both his stepfather, and Mr. Murdstone's sister Jane, who
moves into the house soon afterwards. David bites Mr. Murdstone
while being beaten for falling behind with his studies, and is sent
away to the Salem House boarding school. Many characters enter,
leave, and re-enter Copperfield's life, including his faithful
housekeeper Peggotty, her family, and their orphaned niece Little
Em'ly who lives with them and charms the young David; his romantic
but self-serving schoolfriend, Steerforth, who seduces and
dishonors Little Em'ly, triggering the novel's greatest tragedy;
his landlord's daughter and ideal "angel in the house," Agnes
Wickfield, who becomes his confidante; David's sometime mentor, the
constantly debt-ridden Mr. Wilkins Micawber; and the devious and
fraudulent clerk, Uriah Heep. This version includes the original 39
illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne, also known as Phiz, the
illustrator of ten of Charles Dickens' most famous books.
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