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David Copperfield

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Original author: Charles Dickens

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"David Copperfield" by Charles Dickens is a novel published in 1849-1850. Narrated by David himself, this bildungsroman follows his journey from infancy to maturity through Victorian England. After his mother's tragic remarriage to the cruel Murdstone, young David endures hardship at boarding school, child labor in London, and eventual escape to his eccentric aunt. As he grows, David navigates friendship, betrayal, love, and ambition while encountering unforgettable characters—from the villainous Uriah Heep to the devoted Agnes—ultimately seeking his place in the world.

David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #766.

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67 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter267 words
  2. 2.Preface: To 1850 Edition265 words
  3. 3.Preface: To the Charles Dickens Edition298 words
  4. 4.Chapter 1: I Am Born4,428 words
  5. 5.Chapter 2: I Observe6,009 words
  6. 6.Chapter 3: I Have a Change6,199 words
  7. 7.Chapter 4: I Fall Into Disgrace7,687 words
  8. 8.Chapter 5: I Am Sent Away From Home7,407 words
  9. 9.Chapter 6: I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance2,964 words
  10. 10.Chapter 7: My ‘first Half’ at Salem House7,231 words
  11. 11.Chapter 8: My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon5,843 words
  12. 12.Chapter 9: I Have a Memorable Birthday4,798 words
  13. 13.Chapter 10: I Become Neglected, and Am Provided for8,113 words
  14. 14.Chapter 11: I Begin Life on My Own Account, and Don’t Like It6,818 words
  15. 15.Chapter 12: Liking Life on My Own Account No Better, I Form a Great3,846 words
  16. 16.Chapter 13: The Sequel of My Resolution8,280 words
  17. 17.Chapter 14: My Aunt Makes Up Her Mind About Me6,166 words
  18. 18.Chapter 15: I Make Another Beginning3,903 words
  19. 19.Chapter 16: I Am a New Boy in More Senses Than One8,716 words
  20. 20.Chapter 17: Somebody Turns Up6,974 words
  21. 21.Chapter 18: A Retrospect3,029 words
  22. 22.Chapter 19: I Look About Me, and Make a Discovery6,572 words
  23. 23.Chapter 20: Steerforth’s Home3,541 words
  24. 24.Chapter 21: Little Em’ly7,931 words
  25. 25.Chapter 22: Some Old Scenes, and Some New People8,873 words
  26. 26.Chapter 23: I CORROBORATE Mr. DICK, AND CHOOSE A PROFESSION5,840 words
  27. 27.Chapter 24: My First Dissipation3,436 words
  28. 28.Chapter 25: Good and Bad Angels7,901 words
  29. 29.Chapter 26: I Fall Into Captivity6,352 words
  30. 30.Chapter 27: Tommy Traddles3,726 words
  31. 31.Chapter 28: Mr. MICAWBER’S GAUNTLET7,596 words
  32. 32.Chapter 29: I Visit Steerforth at His Home, Again2,932 words
  33. 33.Chapter 30: A Loss3,192 words
  34. 34.Chapter 31: A Greater Loss3,640 words
  1. 35.Chapter 32: The Beginning of a Long Journey7,701 words
  2. 36.Chapter 33: Blissful6,811 words
  3. 37.Chapter 34: My Aunt Astonishes Me3,301 words
  4. 38.Chapter 35: Depression8,192 words
  5. 39.Chapter 36: Enthusiasm6,712 words
  6. 40.Chapter 37: A Little Cold Water3,201 words
  7. 41.Chapter 38: A Dissolution of Partnership6,607 words
  8. 42.Chapter 39: Wickfield and Heep7,576 words
  9. 43.Chapter 40: The Wanderer3,618 words
  10. 44.Chapter 41: Dora’s Aunts6,171 words
  11. 45.Chapter 42: Mischief8,040 words
  12. 46.Chapter 43: Another Retrospect3,259 words
  13. 47.Chapter 44: Our Housekeeping6,075 words
  14. 48.Chapter 45: Mr. Dick Fulfils My Aunt’s Predictions6,084 words
  15. 49.Chapter 46: Intelligence5,314 words
  16. 50.Chapter 47: Martha4,419 words
  17. 51.Chapter 48: Domestic4,568 words
  18. 52.Chapter 49: I Am Involved in Mystery4,572 words
  19. 53.Chapter 50: Mr. PEGGOTTY’S DREAM COMES TRUE4,042 words
  20. 54.Chapter 51: The Beginning of a Longer Journey7,222 words
  21. 55.Chapter 52: I Assist at an Explosion9,058 words
  22. 56.Chapter 53: Another Retrospect1,906 words
  23. 57.Chapter 54: Mr. MICAWBER’S TRANSACTIONS5,759 words
  24. 58.Chapter 55: Tempest4,937 words
  25. 59.Chapter 56: The New Wound, and the Old2,415 words
  26. 60.Chapter 57: The Emigrants4,127 words
  27. 61.Chapter 58: Absence2,686 words
  28. 62.Chapter 59: Return6,336 words
  29. 63.Chapter 60: Agnes3,397 words
  30. 64.Chapter 61: I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents4,667 words
  31. 65.Chapter 62: A Light Shines on My Way3,219 words
  32. 66.Chapter 63: A Visitor2,936 words
  33. 67.Chapter 64: A Last Retrospect1,577 words