Set in 1820 England the story is of the life of a seven year old English boy and his unfortunate circumstances. With the death of his father his mother remarries Edward Murdstone, who is the epitamy of the mean stepfather. David retaliates so he is dispatched to a boarding school. Once his mother dies after childbirth, David is removed from the school and sent to work in a blacking factory in London. Misfortune follows David and with no adults care David is forced to fend for himself. To avoid being sent back to Edward the evil stepfather David changes his name and his life progresses into adulthood.
Charles Dickens
Penguin Booksc2007
Reading Level: Adult Fiction
Genre: Coming of Age stories, Adult Fiction
Tone: Dramatic, Romantic
Gold Coast Public Library:
https://gcccopac.sirsidynix.net.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=ABn0U0HbeL/BUR/216880060/123
Also available:
David Copperfield
Jacqueline Morley
Barrons
c2011
Reading Level: Teenage
Genre: Graphic Novel
Gold Coast Public Library:https://gcccopac.sirsidynix.net.au/uhtbin/cgisirsi/?ps=ABn0U0HbeL/BUR/216880060/123
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