David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

Rediscover the novel behind the hit new film.

'The most perfect of all the Dickens novels' Virginia Woolf

When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David meets an array of eccentric characters and learns hard lessons about the world before he finally discovers true happiness.

• ISBN10: 0099511460
• ISBN13: 9780099511465
• Publish Date: 1 May 2008 (first published 1 January 1850)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Imprint: Vintage Classics
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 976
• 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!