Summary
The story traces the life of David Copperfield from an impoverished childhood to his mature manhood. The story of David Copperfield starts with his birth to his mother who was widowed shortly before his birth. He spends his early life happily with his mother and his housekeeper Peggotty. But his mother remarries, and this radically changes David’s life. He has enough reasons to hate his step father, and was sent to a boarding school. The story further continues into the death of his mother and his life working at Mr. Murdstne’s warehouse. David later starts living with his aunt Betsey, who treats her well and sends him to a good school. He falls in love with Dora and marries her, but she succumbs to illness and dies.
About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He is considered to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works include: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby,and Great Expectations only to name very few.
