"Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child," confessed Charles Dickens in the preface to this novel, "and his name is David Copperfield." Millions of readers have taken young David into their hearts as well, weeping over his misfortunes and exulting in his triumphs. Dickens' seventh novel his misfortunes and exulting I his triumphs. Dickens' seventh novel, David Copperfield, appeared in 1850, by which time he was a British national institution. Based on the author's own tumultuous journey from boy to man, this epic traces David's progress from his mother's sheltering arms to the miseries of boarding-school and sweatshop, and the rewards of friendship, romance, and self-discovery in his vacation as a wrriter.
1. I Am Born
2. I Observe
3. I Have a Change
4. I Fall Into Disgrace
5. I Am Sent Away From Home
6. I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance
7. My "First Half"
8. My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon
9. My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon
10. I Become Nglected, and Am Provided For
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