David Copperfield - Tome I

by Charles Dickens

"David Copperfield - Tome I" by Charles Dickens is a novel published as a serial in 1849 and 1850. Narrated by David Copperfield himself, this bildungsroman follows his journey from a bleak childhood in Victorian England to maturity. After his mother's tragic remarriage to the tyrannical Edward Murdstone, young David endures cruelty, loss, and hardship. He eventually flees to his eccentric great-aunt Betsey Trotwood, seeking refuge and a chance at a better life. Dickens's favorite among his own works, the novel weaves autobiography with fiction.