David Copperfield (Barnes & Noble Classics) (U)

David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, is part of the Barnes New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes biographical, historical, and literary to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Dickens s favorite of all his novels, David Copperfield 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.David Copperfield 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, David Copperfield is perhaps the most autobiographical of Dickens s fictions. This new edition includes commentaries, discussion questions, and Phiz s original illustrations. Features the original illustrations by Phiz. Radhika Jones is the managing editor of Grand Street 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 s Great Expectations.