David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

B.E.S. Publishing, 2011 - Fiction - 48 pages

Titles in Barron's Graphic Classics series present faithful graphic novel adaptations of memorable works of literature. Graphic Classics introduce elementary and secondary school students to many great books, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Graphic Classics titles tell absorbing stories with high-quality color illustrations, brief narrative sections, and dialogue balloons that capture the spirit of the originals. Each title includes background material to help young readers understand when and why the literary work was originally written. David Copperfield, a classic novel by Charles Dickens, tells of a little boy's struggles against a wicked stepfather and other hardships as he grows to manhood. The story is also enlivened with many colorfully comic characters. Probably the funniest of them is the always-in-debt but ever hopeful Mister Micawber. Dickens claimed that David Copperfield was his favorite among his many fictional characters. This edition is hardcover. The book is also available in a paperback edition.

About the author

Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished. Jacqueline Morley is a popular children's author and especially enjoys sharing her love of ancient cultures and history with young readers.

Bibliographic information

• Title: David Copperfield; Barron's Graphic Classics; Graphic classics
• Author: Charles Dickens
• Illustrated by: Penko Gelev
• Contributor: Jacqueline Morley
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing, 2011
• ISBN: 0764163051, 9780764163050
• Length: 48 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Coming of Age; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Places / Europe; Juvenile Fiction / Classics; Juvenile Fiction / Comics & Graphic Novels / General