David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble, yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora Spenlow; and the magnificently impecunious Wilkins Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations. In David Copperfield - the novel he described as his 'favourite child' - Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of the most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. This edition uses the text of the first volume publication of 1850, and includes updated suggestions for further reading, original illustrations by 'Phiz', a revised chronology and expanded notes. In his new introduction, Jeremy Tambling discusses the novel's autobiographical elements, and its central themes of memory and identity.
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Editions
Dickens, Charles
North-South Books (1995)
An adaptation of the novel, abridged by Dickens for public readings. Tells the story of a young man, orphaned as a boy, growing up in nineteenth-century England.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
(1962)
Schools: 2
Dickens, Charles
Knopf (1991)
Charles Dickens's classic story of orphan David Copperfield growing up in nineteenth-century England.
Schools: 5
Dickens, Charles
Modern Library (2000)
Presents Charles Dickens's 1850 novel that chronicles an English orphan boy's lessons in love, betrayal, loyalty, and forgiveness from birth to fatherhood; and includes explanatory notes, commentary from such figures as Virginia Woolf and George Orwell, and discussion questions.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Bantam Books (1981)
A young boy in 19th-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
Schools: 6
Dickens, Charles
Barron's (2011)
A graphic novel adaptation of "David Copperfield," about a boy who is sent to work in a dismal factory and runs away to a crotchety old aunt he has never met.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Oxford University Press (1983)
Schools: 2
Dickens, Charles
Airmont Pub (1965)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Oxford University Press (1999)
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Vintage Books (2012)
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
Schools: 2
Dickens, Charles
Tor (1998)
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Penguin Books (1996)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Vintage Books (2008)
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Bantam (1988)
A gentle orphan finds life and love in mid-18th cnetury.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Dodd Mead (1984)
A young boy in nineteenth-century London runs away from an unhappy home, finds employment in a wine factory, and becomes acquainted with a wide variety of characters in the city streets.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Townsend Press (2009)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Dodd (1943)
Schools: 9
Dickens, Charles
Bantam Books (1987)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Book-of-the-month Club (1997)
This is a novel that fervently embraces the comic delights, the tender warmth, the tragic horrors of childhood. It is our classic tale of growing up, an enchanting story of a gentle orphan discovering life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Penguin Books USA Inc (1985)
A classic tale of growing up, an enchanting story of a gentle orphan discovering life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
(1948)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Oxford University Press
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Playmore, Inc. (1979)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Laidlaw Bros. (1958)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Dell (1958)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Modern Library (1950)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Scott, Foresman (1951)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Globe (1945)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
s.n.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
s.n.
Schools: 0
Teller, Neville
Presents an abridged version of Charles Dickens' autobiographical novel about a young boy who endures hardships as a child laborer, depicting the social conditions in nineteenth-century England.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Bantam Books (1987)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Book-of-the-month Club (1997)
This is a novel that fervently embraces the comic delights, the tender warmth, the tragic horrors of childhood. It is our classic tale of growing up, an enchanting story of a gentle orphan discovering life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Baronet Books (1992)
Schools: 1
Benscoter, Grace A
Globe (1945)
A young boy is sent to a harsh school and then to the workhouse by his cruel stepfather.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Playmore, Inc. (1979)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble, yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora Spenlow; and the magnificently impecunious Wilkins Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations. In David Copperfield - the novel he described as his 'favourite child' - Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of the most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. This edition uses the text of the first volume publication of 1850, and includes updated suggestions for further reading, original illustrations by 'Phiz', a revised chronology and expanded notes. In his new introduction, Jeremy Tambling discusses the novel's autobiographical elements, and its central themes of memory and identity.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Details the adventures of a young Victorian boy who runs away from his cruel stepfather to live with his eccentric aunt in London.
Schools: 1