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David Copperfield：Personal History of David Copperfield: The Personal History of David Copperfield (Penguin Classics)

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DavidCopperfieldisthestoryofayoungman’sadventuresonhisjourneyfromanunhappyandimpoverishedchildhoodtothediscoveryofhisvocationasasuccessfulnovelist.Amongthegloriouslyvividcastofcharactersheencountersarehistyrannicalstepfather,Mr.Murdstone;hisformidableaunt,BetseyTrotwood;theeternallyhumbleyettreacherousUriahHeep;frivolous,enchantingDora;andthemagnificentlyimpecuniousMicawber,oneofliterature’sgreatcomiccreations.InDavidCopperfield—thenovelhedescribedashis“favoritechild”—Dickensdrewrevealinglyonhisownexperiencestocreateoneofhismostexuberantandenduringlypopularworks,filledwithtragedyandcomedyinequalmeasure.Thiseditionusesthetextofthefirstbookeditionof1850Includesupdatedsuggestionsforfurtherreading,arevisedchronology,andexpandednotesintroductiondiscussesthenovel'sautobiographicalelementsanditscentralthemesofmemoryandidentity

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CharlesDickenswasbornonFebruary7,1812,inLandport,Portsea,England.HediedinKentonJune9,1870.Thesecondofeightchildrenofafamilycontinuallyplaguedbydebt,theyoungDickenscametoknownotonlyhungerandprivation,butalsothehorroroftheinfamousdebtors’prisonandtheevilsofchildlabor.Aturnoffortuneintheshapeofalegacybroughtreleasefromthenightmareofprisonand“slave”factoriesandaffordedDickenstheopportunityoftwoyears’formalschoolingatWellingtonHouseAcademy.Heworkedasanattorney’sclerkandnewspaperreporteruntilhisSketchesbyBoz(1836)andThePickwickPapers(1837)broughthimtheamazingandinstantsuccessthatwastobehisfortheremainderofhislife.Inlateryears,thepressureofserialwriting,editorialduties,lectures,andsocialcommitmentsledtohisseparationfromCatherineHogarthaftertwenty-threeyearsofmarriage.Italsohastenedhisdeathattheageoffifty-eight,whenhewascharacteristicallyengagedinamultitudeofwork.
JeremyTamblingisprofessorofcomparativeliteratureattheUniversityofHongKong.
JeremyTamblingisprofessorofcomparativeliteratureattheUniversityofHongKong.

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