Project Gutenberg 2013-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 321 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Browne, Hablot Knight 1815 1882 Phiz Browne, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) Browne, H. K. (Hablot Knight) Brown, Hablot K. (Hablot Knight) "Phiz" 19001692 The Personal History of David Copperfield Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield E-text prepared by Greg Weeks, Jon Hurst, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "The Personal History of David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens is a novel written in the mid-19th century. This coming-of-age story follows the titular character, David Copperfield, as he navigates the challenges of his early life, including complex family dynamics, personal loss, and social adversity. Through his journey, readers can expect to encounter a rich tapestry of supporting characters, each contributing to David's development and the themes of resilience and identity. At the start of the narrative, David Copperfield begins by recounting his birth, which coincided with superstitions and predictions about his future. He introduces key figures in his life, including his mother and the formidable Miss Betsey Trotwood—his great-aunt—who expresses her discontent at having a boy rather than the girl she hoped for. As David's early memories unfold, they paint an intimate picture of his childhood, illustrating his relationship with his mother, their domestic life, and the complexity of adult interactions that he begins to observe, notably with his mother’s new acquaintance, Mr. Murdstone. This opening sets the stage for David’s reflections on his past and hints at the tumultuous experiences that lie ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43111/43111-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Autobiographical fiction England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Boys -- Fiction Stepfathers -- Fiction Child labor -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 2147530 2025-06-17T12:03:04.889841 text/html 2230379 2013-07-06T14:53:17 text/html 4783132 2025-06-17T12:03:27.871228 application/epub+zip 4783148 2025-06-17T12:03:07.377817 application/epub+zip 961617 2025-06-17T12:03:06.132820 application/epub+zip 5269855 2025-06-17T12:03:43.441194 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5204203 2025-06-17T12:03:26.691277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1371082 2022-09-19T16:46:05.153023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2010458 2023-09-18T15:09:44.407457 text/plain 18927 2025-06-17T12:03:43.627149 application/rdf+xml 21404 2025-06-17T12:03:06.312830 image/jpeg 3454 2025-06-17T12:03:06.221856 image/jpeg 4529459 2025-06-17T12:03:05.192825 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia