David Copperfield (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Dickens
- First Published: 1849
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: David Copperfield, Clara, Miss Betsey Trotwood, Clara Peggotty, Mr. Daniel Peggotty, Emily, Ham, Mr. Murdstone, Miss Jane Murdstone, Mr. Creakle, James Steerforth, Tommy Traddles, Mr. Wilkins Micawber, Mr. Wickfield, Agnes Wickfield, Uriah Heep, Mr. Spenlow, Dora Spenlow, Mr. Dick
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Justice, Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Authors or writers, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Autobiography, Friendship, Abandoned children, Schools or school life, Poverty or poor people, England or English people, Theft, Stepfamily, Abandonment, Boys, Victorian era or Victorianism
- Locales: London, England, Australia, Canterbury, England
The Story:
David Copperfield was born at Blunderstone, in Suffolk, six months after his father’s death. Miss Betsey Trotwood, an eccentric grandaunt, was present on the night of his birth, but she left the house abruptly and indignantly when she learned that the child was a boy, since only a girl could have been named after her. David spent his early years with his pretty young mother and a devoted servant named Peggotty.
The youthful widow was soon courted by Mr. Murdstone. Soon after his mother married him, he proved to be stingy and cruel. David was packed off with...
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