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David Copperfield

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The narrator recounts his life from early childhood through adulthood, chronicling family upheavals, changing guardianship, formative schooling, early attempts at independent living, and evolving friendships and romances. The story interweaves humorous eccentric characters and darker figures who create legal and moral entanglements, leading to episodes of loss, exile, and return. Emigration and overseas connections broaden the scope, while domestic responsibilities and reflective retrospects culminate in personal reconciliation, emotional maturity, and professional fulfillment.

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Title: David Copperfield

Author: Charles Dickens

Release date: December 1, 1996 [eBook #766]
Most recently updated: July 29, 2025

Language: English

Original publication: , 1869

Credits: Credits: Jo Churcher and David Widger

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DAVID COPPERFIELD

By Charles Dickens


AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED
TO
THE HON. Mr. AND Mrs. RICHARD WATSON,
OF
ROCKINGHAM, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.