David Copperfield - Charles Dickens

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Résumé :
David Copperfield is born into a loving family and lives happily with his mother. When David's mother decides to marry the cruel Edward Murdstone, everything changes. Abused and ill-treated by his stepfather, David is sent to a boarding school, the Salem House where he makes friends with the unfortunate Tom Taddles and James Steerforth. David returns home upon the demise of his mother and half-brother. He is neglected by his stepfather who sends him to work at their family factory to earn his own livelihood. After spending a miserable life at the factory, David runs away to his great aunt Betsy Trotwood. David Copperfield never gives up and fights the odds, with the few people who love him. David Copperfield presents the life sketch of Charles Dickens. This novel illustrates a tale of innocence, courage, love, and hope. This whole story of the novel is based on personal experiences of Dickens. Several film and television adaptations have been taken from this novel.

Biographie:
Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education and other social reforms.

Sommaire:
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) var ?ekktur enskur sk?ldsagnah?fundur og samf?lagsgagnr?nandi, almennt talinn einn af merkustu rith?fundum Viktor?ut?mans. Dickens f?ddist ? Portsmouth ? Englandi og upplif?i erfi?a ?sku, sem einkenndist af fj?rhagserfi?leikum, sem s??ar haf?i ?hrif ? miki? af skrifum hans. Dickens ??la?ist fr?g? me? ra?myndas?gum og var? ?ekktur fyrir h?fileika s?na til a? sameina h?mor, mikla f?lagslega athugun og dj?pt mannlegar pers?nur. Verk hans varpa lj?si ? bar?ttu f?t?kra, galla stofnanakerfa og miki? misr?mi ? milli ?j??f?lagsst?tta ? Englandi ? 19. ?ld. ? dag er Dickens ekki a?eins fagna? fyrir sannf?randi fr?sagnir heldur einnig fyrir varanleg ?hrif hans ? b?kmenntir og samf?lag....