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Charles Dickens' 1850 classic epic, David Copperfield, unfolds the story of David, an optimistic and hard-working lad who's orphaned in his youth. Raised initially by his brutal stepfather, who halts David's schooling and sends him to work in a factory, David eventually finds a home with his eccentr...

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Main Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Other Authors: Vance, Simon (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Tantor Audio, p2009.
Series:Tantor unabridged classics.
Subjects:
Boys > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Young men > Fiction.
Novelists > Fiction.
Stepfathers > Fiction.
Child labor > Fiction.
Autobiographical fiction.
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Summary:Charles Dickens' 1850 classic epic, David Copperfield, unfolds the story of David, an optimistic and hard-working lad who's orphaned in his youth. Raised initially by his brutal stepfather, who halts David's schooling and sends him to work in a factory, David eventually finds a home with his eccentric, but kind aunt, Betsey. Later in life, David trains for a career in law, but eventually becomes a writer.
Item Description:Unabridged.
Compact discs--MP3 format.
"Includes E-book"--Container.
Physical Description:3 sound discs (34 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781400161744
1400161746
Author Notes:Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s.

His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities.

Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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