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The Personal History of David Copperfield

The Personal History of David Copperfield

Barnard, J. Etc
Dickens, Charles

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Classic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 141791159X
ISBN13: 9781417911592
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Mar 1 2005
Pages: 364
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a novel by the renowned English author Charles Dickens. It was first published in 1850 and is considered one of his most autobiographical works. The novel follows the life of the titular character, David Copperfield, from his early childhood to his adulthood. David is born into a comfortable middle-class family but is forced to endure a series of hardships and tragedies throughout his life. He is sent away to a brutal boarding school, where he suffers abuse at the hands of the cruel headmaster. After his mother's death, he is sent to work in a factory and later becomes a lawyer's clerk. Throughout his life, David encounters a colorful cast of characters, including the eccentric Mr. Micawber, the kind-hearted Aunt Betsey, and the cunning Uriah Heep. He also falls in love with several women, including the beautiful and mysterious Agnes Wickfield. The novel explores themes of love, loss, family, and the struggles of growing up. It is widely regarded as one of Dickens' greatest works and is known for its vivid characters and emotional depth. The Personal History of David Copperfield is a timeless classic that continues to captivate readers today.1872. Includes 61 illustrations. Dickens, English novelist, is considered by many to be the greatest of his country. His works were known to indict society's mistreatment and abuse of the poor, especially children. Charles Dickens once referred to his novel David Copperfield as his favorite child. Perhaps more than any other Dickens novel, David Copperfield is a drama of memory and imagination, drawing most closely from Charles Dickens's own life. Its hero, orphaned as a boy, grows up to discover love and happiness, heartbreak and sorrow amid a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains. Praising Dickens's power of invention, Somerset Maugham wrote: There were never such people as the Micawbers, Peggotty and Barkis, Traddles, Betsey Trotwood and Mr. Dick, Uriah Heep and his mother. They are fantastic inventions of Dickens's exultant imagination...you can never quite forget them. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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