David Copperfield
by Charles Dickens
Dickens' classic story about the adventures of a young man who goes from an unhappy childhood to his success as a novelist. Among the characters he encounters is his cruel stepfather, Mr. Murdstone; his awesome aunt, Betsy Trotwood; always the humble but cunning Uriah Stack; meaningless, charming Dora; and Mikauber, one of literature's greatest comic works, wonderfully unpunished. In his novel, which he described as David Copperfield's "beloved child," Dickens openly relied on his own experiences to create one of his most violent and enduring popular works.
