David Copperfield

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Victorian novel bildungsroman novel

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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David Copperfield canonical 43
David Copperfield (1849–1850 serial publication) 3
David Copperfield (character) 2

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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 ⓘ
structure chronological narrative ⓘ
theme childhood hardship ⓘ
identity ⓘ
industrial society ⓘ
memory ⓘ
personal growth ⓘ
social class ⓘ

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Basil Rathbone → notableWork → David Copperfield ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Copperfield (1935 film)
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this entity surface form: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery
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this entity surface form: David Copperfield to be sent to work at Murdstone and Grinby
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this entity surface form: "David Copperfield" Chapter 2
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