David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

David Copperfield (1849-50) was Dickens's favorite novel: 'Of all my books', he wrote, 'I like it the best.' Strikingly autobiographical in its childhood scenes, it relates David's history from birth to young manhood, and the host of characters he meets on his journey of self-knowledge: Mr Micawber, the Peggottys, Betsey Trotwood, Steerforth and Uriah Heep among them.

• ISBN10: 0606005293
• ISBN13: 9780606005296
• Publish Date: 1 August 1962 (first published 1 January 1850)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 13 March 2021
• Imprint: Turtleback Books
• Edition: Turtleback School & Library ed.
• Format: Hardcover (Library Binding)
• Pages: 879
• Language: English

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!