Dickens' great coming-of-age novel, now in a beautiful new clothbound
edition
This is the novel Dickens regarded as his "favourite child" and is
considered his most autobiographical. As David recounts his experiences
from childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful
novelist, Dickens draws openly and revealingly on his own life. Among
the gloriously vivid cast of characters are Rosa Dartle, Dora,
Steerforth, and the 'umble Uriah Heep, along with Mr. Micawber, a
portrait of Dickens's own father that evokes a mixture of love,
nostalgia, and guilt.
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