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David Copperfield is the eighth novel penned by Charles Dickens. Its full title, first published as a novel in 1850, is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. Summary of the Book The story of David Copperfield starts with his birth. His mother was widowed shortly before his birth. David spends his early life happily with his mother and his housekeeper, Peggotty. But his life changes dramatically, when his mother gets married to another man. David finds enough reasons to hate his stepfather, and is sent to a boarding school. The story continues into the loss of his mother and his days of working at Mr. Murdstone’s warehouse. David later goes and starts living with his aunt Betsey, who sends him to a good school and takes good care of him. He falls in love with Dora Spenlow and weds her, but she passes away due to illness. David then marries Agnes, who had always loved him, and they have at least four children. About Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He is considered to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works include: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and Great Expectations, only to name very few.