David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

Summary

David Copperfield is a novel by the English author Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to maturity. As such, it is typically categorized in the bildungsroman genre. It was published as a serial in 1849 and 1850 and then as a book in 1850. This book uses the racial and other slurs of its period as written; the Book Guide explains these words where they occur.

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Chapters (64)

  1. 1. Am Born
  2. 2. Observe
  3. 3. Have a Change
  4. 4. Fall into Disgrace
  5. 5. Am Sent Away from Home
  6. 6. Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance
  7. 7. My ‘First Half’ at Salem House
  8. 8. My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon
  9. 9. Have a Memorable Birthday
  10. 10. Become Neglected, and Am Provided for
  11. 11. Begin Life on My Own Account, and Don’t Like It
  12. 12. Liking Life on My Own Account No Better, I Form a Great
  13. 13. The Sequel of My Resolution
  14. 14. My Aunt Makes Up Her Mind About Me
  15. 15. Make Another Beginning
  16. 16. Am a New Boy in More Senses Than One
  17. 17. Somebody Turns Up
  18. 18. A Retrospect
  19. 19. Look About Me, and Make a Discovery
  20. 20. Steerforth’s Home
  21. 21. Little Em’ly
  22. 22. Some Old Scenes, and Some New People
  23. 23. CORROBORATE Mr. DICK, AND CHOOSE A PROFESSION
  24. 24. My First Dissipation
  25. 25. Good and Bad Angels
  26. 26. Fall into Captivity
  27. 27. Tommy Traddles
  28. 28. Mr. MICAWBER’S GAUNTLET
  29. 29. Visit Steerforth at His Home, Again
  30. 30. A Loss
  31. 31. A Greater Loss
  32. 32. The Beginning of a Long Journey
  33. 33. Blissful
  34. 34. My Aunt Astonishes Me
  35. 35. Depression
  36. 36. Enthusiasm
  37. 37. A Little Cold Water
  38. 38. A Dissolution of Partnership
  39. 39. Wickfield and Heep
  40. 40. The Wanderer
  41. 41. Dora’s Aunts
  42. 42. Mischief
  43. 43. Another Retrospect
  44. 44. Our Housekeeping
  45. 45. Mr. Dick Fulfils My Aunt’s Predictions
  46. 46. Intelligence
  47. 47. Martha
  48. 48. Domestic
  49. 49. Am Involved in Mystery
  50. 50. Mr. PEGGOTTY’S DREAM COMES TRUE

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