David Copperfield (Townsend Library Edition) - Softcover

Charles Dickens

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591940915 ISBN 13: 9781591940913

Publisher: Townsend Press, 2008

Synopsis

This Townsend Library classic has been carefully edited to be more accessible to today's students. It includes a background note about the book, an author's biography, and a lively afterword. Acclaimed by educators nationwide, the Townsend Library is helping millions of young adults discover the pleasure and power of reading.

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Review:

When David Copperfield's widowed mother remarries, David suffers from his stepfather's abuse. At age 8, David is sent away to a harsh school where the principal routinely beats the students. David's circumstances become even worse when he is removed from school and, at age 10, forced to labor from morning to night in a London warehouse. David then decides to take desperate action. He will run away to his great-aunt, who lives in Dover. Having never met her, David doesn't know whether she'll welcome him or reject him. With almost no money, no food, and inadequate clothing, he sets out on a journey that will change his life. --From the Publisher

About this edition

• Publisher: Townsend Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1591940915
• ISBN 13: 9781591940913
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426