David Copperfield
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, published by Random House Publishing Group on November 28, 2000, is presented in this 2000 Modern Library paperback edition, spanning 896 pages. This novel closely mirrors Dickens’s own life experiences, following the journey of its titular character, an orphan who navigates the complexities of love, happiness, heartbreak, and sorrow. The narrative is enriched by a diverse cast of characters, including eccentrics, innocents, and villains, showcasing Dickens’s remarkable ability to create memorable figures.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes such as personal growth and the impact of society on individual lives. The story unfolds through David’s encounters and relationships, highlighting the challenges he faces and the lessons he learns along the way. This edition also features a new Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates and includes explanatory notes, enhancing the reading experience for those interested in literary classics and satire.
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Hugely admired by Tolstoy, David Copperfield is the novel that draws most closely from Charles Dickens’s own life. Its eponymous hero, orphaned as a boy, grows up to discover love and happiness, heartbreak and sorrow amid a cast of eccentrics, innocents, and villains. Praising Dickens’s power of invention, Somerset Maugham wrote: “There were never such people as the Micawbers, Peggotty and Barkis, Traddles, Betsey Trotwood and Mr. Dick, Uriah Heep and his mother. They are fantastic inventions of Dickens’s exultant imagination…you can never quite forget them.”
This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates, in addition to new explanatory notes.
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