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Based in part on the author's own life, David Copperfield is the epic story of a young man's journey of self-discovery - from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the memorable cast of characters he encounters along the way are... Read Full Overview

Dickens' great coming-of-age novel, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition

The editor has made necessary typographical corrections and carefully introduced and annotated the text for the student reader.

Dickens' number plans for David Copperfield, which reveal his practice both as a serial writer and as a craftsman, are also included.

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Dickens' number plans for David Copperfield , which reveal his practice both as a serial writer and as a craftsman, are also included. "Backgrounds" focuses on Dickens' personal involvement with and response to the novel's publication. Included are passages from his letters relating... Read Full Overview

Embark on a captivating journey through the life of David Copperfield with Charles Dickens' timeless masterpiece. Follow his triumphs and tribulations, encountering a vivid cast of characters and exploring themes of love, friendship, and resilience. A must-read for lovers... Read Full Overview

Dickens's classic tale of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy childhood to his success as a novelist. Among the characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous... Read Full Overview

David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. It was first published as a book in 1850. Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of his novels. In the preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens wrote, "like... Read Full Overview

David Copperfield (1849-50) was Dickens's favorite novel: 'Of all my books', he wrote, 'I like it the best.' Strikingly autobiographical in its childhood scenes, it relates David's history from birth to young manhood, and the host of characters he meets on his journey of self-knowledge:... Read Full Overview

One of Dickens's best-loved and most personal novels, David Copperfield is the embodiment of Dickens's own boyhood experience recalling his employment as a child in a London warehouse. This edition, which has the accurate Clarendon text, includes Dickens's trial titles and working... Read Full Overview

Charles Dickens' personal favourite, David Copperfield is full of tragedy and comedy in equal measure and remains one of the most enduring and popular of Dickens' novels. Abridged for Puffin Classics.

La huella autobiogr?fica que Charles Dickens (1812-1870) dej? en David Copperfield, una de sus obras m?s importantes, convirti? este libro en el m?s cercano a su coraz?n. David, como Dickens, vivi? una infancia feliz leyendo y asistiendo a la escuela hasta que su suerte cambi?... Read Full Overview