&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LI&&RDavid Copperfield&&L/I&&R, by
&&LSTRONG&&RCharles Dickens&&L/B&&R, is part of the &&LI&&RBarnes &
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&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&RDickens&&L/B&&R's favorite of all his
novels, &&LI&&RDavid Copperfield&&L/I&&R is the story of a boy who loses
both parents at an early age, and who escapes the torture of working for
his pitiless stepfather to make something of himself and, with any luck,
find true happiness.&&LBR&&R&&LBR&&R&&LI&&RDavid Copperfield&&L/I&&R
features an unforgettable gallery of characters, including David's cruel
stepfather Mr. Murdstone, the unctuous Uriah Heep, the amiable Mr.
Micawber, whom Dickens based on his father, and Dora Spenglow, whom
David marries and calls his "child-wife." Written in the first person,
&&LI&&RDavid Copperfield&&L/I&&R is perhaps the most autobiographical of
Dickens's fictions. This new edition includes commentaries, discussion
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&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LB&&RFeatures the original illustrations
by Phiz.&&L/B&&R&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LSTRONG&&R&&L/B&&R
&&L/DIV&&R&&LDIV&&R&&LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in
0pt"&&R&&LSTRONG&&RRadhika Jones&&L/B&&R &&L/B&&Ris the managing editor
of &&LI&&RGrand Street&&L/I&&R magazine, a freelance writer, and a Ph.D.
candidate in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
Jones also wrote the introduction and notes for the Barnes & Noble
Classics edition of Charles Dickens's &&LI&&RGreat
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