David Copperfield

Häftad bok. Ware : Wordsworth. 1992. 737 sidor.

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In his great coming-of-age novel, one of his most energetic and enjoyable novels, Charles Dickens tells the life story of David Copperfield, from his birth in Suffolk, through the various struggles of his childhood, to his successful career as a novelist. The early scenes are particularly masterful, depicting the world as seen from the perspective of a fatherless small boy, whose idyllic life with his mother is ruined when she marries again, this time to a domineering and cruel man. David Copperfield is partly modelled on Dickens' own experiences, and one of the great joys of the book lies in its outlandish cast of characters, which includes the glamorous Steerforth, the cheerful, verbose Mr Micawber, the villainous Uriah Heep, and David's eccentric aunt, Betsey Trotwood. Dickens described it as his 'favourite child' among his novels and it is easy to see why. And few readers, arriving at the end of David Copperfield, will not wish to echo William Thackeray's famous praise, having read the first monthly part: "Bravo Dickens!"

AV CHARLES DICKENS: Mysteriet Edwin Drood / Vår gemensamma vän / Lysande utsikter / Historien om två städer / En berättelse om två städer / Lilla Dorrit / Hårda tider / Bleak house / Vardagsord / David Copperfield / Dombey och son / Syrsan vid spiseln / En julsaga (En spökhistoria vid jul / En spökhistoria i juletid / En julberättelse / En julhistoria / En julsång på prosa / Julaftonen) / Martin Chuzzlewit / Barnaby Rudge / Den gamla antikvitetshandeln / Nicholas Nickleby / Oliver Twist / Pickwickklubbens efterlämnade papper.