"David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens is a novel published in 1849-1850. Narrated by David himself, this bildungsroman follows his journey from infancy to maturity through Victorian England. After his mother's tragic remarriage to the cruel Murdstone, young David endures hardship at boarding school, child labor in London, and eventual escape to his eccentric aunt. As he grows, David navigates friendship, betrayal, love, and ambition while encountering unforgettable characters—from the villainous Uriah Heep to the devoted Agnes—ultimately seeking his place in the world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read more Show less

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Author	Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Title	David Copperfield
Edition	The Charles Dickens Edition
Original Publication	1869
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield
Credits	Credits: Jo Churcher and David Widger
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject	Orphans -- Fiction
Subject	Autobiographical fiction
Subject	England -- Fiction
Subject	Bildungsromans
Subject	Young men -- Fiction
Subject	Boys -- Fiction
Subject	Stepfathers -- Fiction
Subject	Child labor -- Fiction
Category	Text
eBook-No.	766
Release Date	Dec 1, 1996
Last Update	Jul 29, 2025
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
Downloads	21694 downloads in the last 30 days.