David Copperfield

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David Copperfield is a classic 1850 novel by Charles Dickens that follows the life, hardships, and personal growth of its eponymous protagonist from childhood to maturity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Victorian novel
bildungsroman
novel
adaptedAs film
radio drama
stage play
television series
alsoKnownAs David Copperfield
surface form: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery
author Charles Dickens
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Agnes Wickfield
Betsey Trotwood
Clara Copperfield
Dora Spenlow
James Steerforth
Mr. Murdstone
Uriah Heep
Wilkins Micawber
firstPublishedAs serial
followsCharacterFrom childhood
followsCharacterTo maturity
genre autobiographical novel
fiction
hasAutobiographicalElements true
hasIllustrationsBy Hablot Knight Browne
illustrator Hablot Knight Browne
influencedBy Charles Dickens's own life
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mainCharacter David Copperfield self-link
narrationType first-person narrative
notableFor depiction of Victorian society
rich characterisation
social commentary
originalLanguage English
partOf English literary canon
protagonist David Copperfield self-link
publicationYear 1850
publisher Bradbury and Evans
serializationEndYear 1850
serializationStartYear 1849
settingCountry England NERFINISHED
structure chronological narrative
theme childhood hardship
identity
industrial society
memory
personal growth
social class

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David Copperfield alsoKnownAs David Copperfield
this entity surface form: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery
David Copperfield mainCharacter David Copperfield self-link
Basil Rathbone notableWork David Copperfield
this entity surface form: David Copperfield (1935 film)
Charles Dickens notableWork David Copperfield
David Copperfield protagonist David Copperfield self-link