David Copperfield (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Victorian Coming-of-Age Classic of Orphanhood, Apprenticeship, Memory, Class Struggle, and RedemptionBy Charles Dickens
Length83h 30m
About this audiobook
David Copperfield is Dickens's great Bildungsroman, tracing its hero's progress from vulnerable childhood through suffering, apprenticeship, love, error, and eventual moral self-possession. Written in a richly textured first-person retrospective voice, the novel blends comic exuberance, melodrama, social criticism, and psychological intimacy. Its unforgettable figures—Mr. Micawber, Uriah Heep, Betsey Trotwood, Peggotty, and Dora—belong to the expansive theatrical world of Victorian fiction, while its concern with memory and self-narration gives it unusual inwardness. Charles Dickens drew deeply on his own life in composing the novel, famously calling it his "favourite child." David's humiliations at Murdstone and Grinby echo Dickens's traumatic childhood labour in a blacking factory, and the novel's fascination with education, debt, class mobility, and authorship reflects the writer's own ascent from precarious youth to literary eminence. Its emotional force comes from this fusion of invention and veiled autobiography. David Copperfield is essential reading for anyone interested in the Victorian novel, the art of character creation, or fiction's power to transform personal suffering into social and moral vision.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (275.8K)
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length83 hrs 30 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 9, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1David Copperfield (Annotated)
23Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 1)
2Introduction
24Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
25Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 3)
4Synopsis (Selection)
26Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 4)
5DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 1)
27Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 5)
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6DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 2)
28Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 1)
7DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 3)
29Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 2)
8DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 4)
30Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 3)
9DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 5)
31Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 4)
10DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 6)
32Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 5)
11DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 7)
33Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 6)
12DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 8)
34Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 1)
13DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 9)
35Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 2)
14DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 10)
36Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 3)
15DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 11)
37Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 4)
16DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 12)
38Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 5)
17DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 13)
39Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 6)
18DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 14)
40Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 7)
19DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 15)
41Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 8)
20DAVID COPPERFIELD (pt. 16)
42Analysis
21DAVID COPPERFIELDby Virginia Woolf
43Reflection
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