David Copperfield

The book arrived properly packed and in very good condition.Nothing to say about the novel itself.If you are buying the book,you know what you are in for.It's an amazing read,just go for it.

A beautiful cover as all Penguin English Library books have. Quite bulky and hefty. But to be expected when it's just over a thousand pages long. Except to break the spine a bit reading it. But that's fine given its size. Nice readable font.Otherwise, what can I say?A Dickens Classic and also Dickens most autobiographical novel written.

A great story full of wonderful characters, who, flawed as they might be, will really capture the reader's heart.

C'est mon livre de chevet depuis que je suis enfant et je ne suis plus toute jeune ! Je le cherchais dans sa version originale je suis ravie de l'avoir enfin trouvé 😀

David Copperfield was devilishly fun to read (or listen to - I got the audiobook by David Vance, but I also downloaded a free kindle version). I don't know if Dickens's writing style is so delicious because all nineteenth century writers wrote like that, or because of his wit - probably a combination of both. Plain English is all well and good, but there's a satisfaction to be gained from deciphering a long and winding sentence.It was a delight to discover if you want to improve your vocabulary and knowledge of Victorian England, this is the most entertaining way to do it. Vocabulary wise: I learned so many words (whereas in the past you had to lose momentum to look up a word in a dictionary, Kindle's dictionary made this so much quicker). Victorian England wise: I learned that lots of people died young back then, there were widows and widowers all over the shop, people walked bloody everywhere and for miles. And of course there are the things everyone talks about that need no further comment: skilful plotting and incredible characters (Betsey Trotwood and Mr Dick being my favourites). And I loved realising midway through that this story was probably somewhat autobiographical.I felt the Yarmouth/Emily storyline was a bit weaker than the others, but good nonetheless. Also, Copperfield bumps into old acquaintances a bit too frequently to be believable, but hey ho this is fiction. I thoroughly recommend Vance's audiobook, too. It can't have been easy with all those characters who each needed their own distinct voice, but he did a stellar job.