The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery, commonly known as David Copperfield, is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from infancy to maturity. It was first published as a serial in 1849–50, and as a book in 1850. David Copperfield is also an autobiographical novel: "a very complicated weaving of truth and invention", with events following Dickens's own life. Of the books he wrote, it was his favourite. Called "the triumph of the art of Dickens", it marks a turning point in his work, separating the novels of youth and those of maturity. At first glance, the work is modelled on 18th-century "personal histories" that were very popular, like Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews or Tom Jones, but David Copperfield is a more carefully structured work.
| Author | Charles Dickens |
| Original title | The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation, of David Copperfield, the Younger, of Blunderstone Rookery |
| Illustrator | Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz) |
| Published | Serialised May 1849 – November 1850, book format 1850 |
| Publisher | Bradbury & Evans |
| Preceded by | Dombey and Son (1848) |
| Followed by | Bleak House (1852–3) |
About David Copperfield
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, the story follows of the growth of the title character from childhood to adulthood.
Achievement of David Copperfield
Best known as the first on screen role of Daniel Radcliffe, the show won a Peabody Award in 2000. It first aired in America that same year on PBS.
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Latest information about David Copperfield updated on July 28 2021.
