David Copperfield (Paperback, Revised)

David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations. In David Copperfield--the novel he described as his "favorite child"--Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure.This edition uses the text of the first book edition of 1850Includes updated suggestions for further reading, a revised chronology, and expanded notesintroduction discusses the novel's autobiographical elements and its central themes of memory and identity

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Sat, 31 May 2025 | Review by: Tanya K.

David Copperfield narrates his adventures in his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. The novel is sometimes categorized in the bildungsroman genre. It is also partially autobiographical. It was published as a serial in 1849 and 1850 and then as a book in 1850. I love the interesting and eclectic set of characters in this novel and the inclusion of social commentary without bashing the reader over the head with it.

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