num_pages: 736
description: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child," confessed Charles Dickens in the preface of this novel, "and his name is David Copperfield." Millions of readers have taken young David into their hearts as well, weeping over his misfortunes and exulting in his triumphs. Dickens' seventh novel, David Copperfield , appeared in 1850, by which time he was a British national institution. Based on the author's own tumultuous journey from boy to man, this epic traces David's progress from his mother's sheltering arms to the miseries of boarding-school and sweatshop, and the rewards of friendship, romance, and self-discovery in his vocation as a writer.In addition to its compelling narrative, the great appeal of David Copperfield lies in its memorable cast of characters. From Mr. Murdstone, the brutal stepfather, to the scheming clerk Uriah Heep, the novel is peopled by vividly observed characters. Nursemaid Peggoty, bursting with vitality, leaves a trail of flying buttons in her wake. Grandiloquent Mr. Micawber is ever-confident that something will turn up to save his large brood from penury. Kind by wildly eccentric, Aunt Betsey Trotwood accepts counsel from the wise fool, Mr. Dick, and provides a heated reception for trespassing donkeys. Dickens' genius was comic, and David Copperfield reflects his view of existence as a mixture of laughter and tears — with laughter uppermost.
language: English
title: David Copperfield
titlecomplete: David Copperfield
characters: Miss Dartle, Mr. Creakle, Ham Peggotty, Thomas Traddles, Mr. Jorkens, Richard Babley, Mr. Edward Murdstone, Mr. Tiffey, Mr. Charles Mell, Mrs. Creakle, Littimer, Mrs. Crewler, Rosa Dartle, Miss Clarissa Spenlow, Daniel Peggotty, Mr. Mills, Minnie Omer, Miss Julia Mills, Mr. Spenlow, Clara Peggotty, Uriah Heep, Miss Creakle, James Steerforth, Miss Betsey Trotwood, The Rev. Horace Crewler, Jack Maldon, Little Em'ly, Mrs. Crupp, Dr. Strong, Martha Endell, Mrs. Steerforth, Mr. Joram, Mr. Chillip, Doady, Miss Emma Micawber, Agnes Wickfield, Mrs. Annie Strong, Little Emily, Miss Lavinia, Sophy Crewler, Miss Mowcher, Mr. Francis Spenlow, Mr. Barkis, Miss Jane Murdstone, Miss Lavina Spenlow, Anne Strong, Mr. Quinion, Mr. Wickfield, Mrs. Gummidge, Miss Dora Spenlow, Mrs. Clara Copperfield, Mr. Wilkins  Micawber, Mrs. Emma Micawber, Master Wilkins Micawber, Mrs. Heep, David Copperfield, Mrs. Marckleham, Mr. Omer
genres: Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Novels, Literature, Victorian, Classic Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 231349
places: England, London, England, Great Yarmouth, England, Canterbury, Kent, England, Kent, England, Dover, Kent, England
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Audie Award
category: Fiction of Nonfiction Licenses or Distributed for Martin Jarvis
publisher: Dover