David Copperfield
First published 1849 · English · 974 pages
- Novels
- Historical fiction
- Biography and memoir
A novel narrated by David Copperfield, who tells the story of his life from a lonely childhood under a cruel stepfather, through harsh work in London and schooling, to his career as a writer. Along the way he meets a rich cast, including the generous Peggotty family, the endlessly hopeful Mr Micawber, the sinister Uriah Heep and his formidable great-aunt Betsey Trotwood. Dickens drew on his own early experiences, and he often called it his favourite among his books.
Quotes
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery.
Barkis is willin'.
I feel it more than other people.