David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

Gish Jen (Afterword)

The quintessential novel from England's most beloved novelist, 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 author.

• ISBN10: 0451530047
• ISBN13: 9780451530042
• Publish Date: 7 February 2006 (first published 1 January 1850)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Signet Classics
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 880
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451530042

Reviews

[Linda]

I don't even know how to review this excellent book! It is full of fleshed out and believable characters, some of whom I would love to meet. Of course, it is a brick of a book, but it is so totally worth reading, the story starts with David's birth as it had been told to him, and continues on from there, where he stops and pays more attention to some moments than others.

David's naïvete is so enchanting, and if he was real, I would want to take good care of him. The way he interacts with others is always curtuous and respectful, until someone does something to him or his beloved that makes him lose that respect!

There are a lot of characters, and most of them come and go - and are all fleshed out and seem real. Not many foils at all, and that multidimensionality makes the whole story even more interesting and captivating.

I felt like I was immersed in London with David, the descriptions of places and houses were done so vividly it seemed like I was walking next to him, and sitting next to him when he was talking to other characters.

The language is simple, Dickens is in no way trying to lecture his readers, even if he did tell his readers about social difficulties and problems.

His innocence made him so attaching it was hard on me when the book was over - even after 970 pages!

This is storytelling at it's finest - I recommend this to all of my booklover friends!