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David Copperfield

the story traces the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in blunderstone Suffolk near great yarmouth ,

Norfolk,england in 1820 six months after the death of his father. David spend his early years with his mother and their housekeeper peggoty when he is seven years old, his mother re-marries Edward murdstone. David is give good reason to did like his stepfather and has simily feelings for Murdstone's sister Jane, who movie into the house soon afterwards.Murdstone attempts to thresh David for falling behind in his studies. David bites him and soon afterwards is sent away to a boarding school, Salem house, with a ruthless headmaster, Mr. creakle there he befriends James steerforth and Tommy Traddles.

David returns home for the holiday to learn that his mother has given birth to a baby boy.Shortly after David returns to Salem house, his mother and her baby die and David returns home immediately. peggotty marries a man named Mr Barkis. Murdstone sends David to work in wine merchant in London, of which Murdstone is a joint owner. Copperfield's landlord, Wilkins Micawbar, is sent to debtors'prison (the Kong's Bench prison) and remains there for several months before being released and moving to Plymouth. No one remains to care for David in London, so he decides to run away.

He walk from London to Dover, where he finds his only relative, his marrid, eccentric aunt Betsey Trotwood. She agrees to raise him, despite Murdstone's attempt to regain there custody of David. David 's aunt renames him "Trotwood Copperfield" and addresses him as "Trot", and it becomes one of several names to which David answer in the course of

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