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"Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show."
David Copperfield relates the story of his life from the moment he was born to a time he has settled into his career as a writer. Copperfield meets an astonishing array of people---Aunt Betsey Trotwood, Uriah Heep, Steerforth, Mr. Micawber, Peggotty, Dora, Little Em'ly---who are themselves now classic characters of literature, and he experiences an equally astonis ...more
David Copperfield relates the story of his life from the moment he was born to a time he has settled into his career as a writer. Copperfield meets an astonishing array of people---Aunt Betsey Trotwood, Uriah Heep, Steerforth, Mr. Micawber, Peggotty, Dora, Little Em'ly---who are themselves now classic characters of literature, and he experiences an equally astonis ...more
As always with Dickens, it’s impossible not to be transported by his colorful cast of characters. David is an honest, charismatic and delightful boy, then man, who is a bit too trusting and naive, but who makes the best of every situation and has a heart of gold. It’s impossible not to fall in love with him. At the other end of the spectrum is “I’m so very ‘umble!” Uriah Heep, who must be one of Dickens’ most treacherous villains. The creepily slow way his character is unfolded, with his fishy h
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