Standalone novel · 1850
David Copperfield
David Copperfield tells his own life, from a happy early childhood through cruelty at the hands of his stepfather, work in a London warehouse and his escape to his eccentric aunt, to his life as a writer. The novel Dickens called his favourite.
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Book facts
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Series
- Standalone
- Published
- 1850
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in David Copperfield
3 recurring or key characters from Charles Dickens’s chart. Introduces David Copperfield, Wilkins Micawber and Uriah Heep.
Lead 1
- David CopperfieldFirst appearanceNarrator from boyhood
Major 2
- Wilkins MicawberFirst appearanceHopeful, impoverished friend
- Uriah HeepFirst appearance'Umble clerk