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Chargement... David Copperfield (1850)par Charles Dickens
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A beautiful story in Dickens' charming and delightful writing style. A bit dense in places, but thoroughly well done and captivating. The characters are so well written and I couldn't help but love David. I enjoyed it enough to gift a copy to each of my brothers at Christmas. first recalled incident of a husband disappointed in his wife's kitchen abilities; she did not have an extra chop when he brought home his friend to dinner - without warning ha Although there are probably several other criteria to decide whether a book is better or worse than other books, one could say that some books tend to stay with you. Some books are great while reading, but soon forgotten, while other books are a slow read by remain vivid in your memory. David Copperfield is clearly in the latter category. I first started reading David Copperfield when I was at high school, but abandoned it after about 130 pages. This time round, I must say the first 250 - 350 pages are the most memorable or exciting, with some 100+ fairly nice pages at the end, while about 300 pages in the second half of this bulky novel are less interesting. It could be said that this is a fair resemblance true to life. After all, David Copperfield as a novel is a biography of David Copperfield. The formative years are the most exciting, while one's middle years bring less excitement, and the closing bring moments of endearment. Young David's youth is a hard struggle and this translates into a fascinating story with grotesk figures. It has been a while since I read another major novel by Dickens (in 2001). One of the major attractions of the novels of Dickens are his unforgettable characters. However, it must be said that seemingly most of these great cameos are men, with the exception of Peggotty, who takes a very special place in David's upbringing, and who is perhaps more to him than a mother. However, the other women in the second part of the novel are all rather bland and inconspicuous. I did not really enjoy reading this. There are wonderful descriptions, and the first part deserves full attention, but the the novel does seem to be overmuch long, without about 300 pages of minor interest. Still, I am happy I read David Copperfield. Another good long autobiographical novel from Dickens. I still liked Great Expectations better but this one is almost as good.
David Copperfield relates the story of his life - transmuting many of the early experience of his creator - right from his birth to his attainment of settled maturity and successful authorship. On his journey, David encounters a gallery of memorable characters, kind, cruel or grotesque: Mr Micawber, Uriah Heep and Steerforth are among the many who shape his development. By turns absorbingly comic, dramatic, ironic and tender, the novel brings into energetic life the society and preoccupations of the mid-Victorian world Appartient à la série éditorialeAlba Minus (22) — 38 plus Everyman's Library (242) Las grandes novelas de aventuras (77,78) insel taschenbuch (0468) Modern Library (110.3) La nostra biblioteca Edipem (90-91) Gli Oscar [Mondadori] (23 bis) Oxford India Paper Dickens (VIII) Penguin Clothbound Classics (2014) Penguin English Library, 2012 series (2012-05) The Pocket Library (PL-751) Zephyr Books (122,123) Est contenu dansOliver Twist / A Christmas Carol / David Copperfield / A Tale of Two Cities / Great Expectations par Charles Dickens Gesammelte Werke. Die Pickwickier, Nikals Nickleby, Martin Chuzzlewit, Oliver Twist, Weihnachtsgeschichten, Bleakhaus, David Copperfield par Charles Dickens ContientFait l'objet d'une ré-écriture dansFait l'objet d'une adaptation dansEst en version abrégée dansA inspiréContient une étude deContient un commentaire de texte deContient un guide de lecture pour étudiant
La vie de David Copperfield est sans histoire jusqu'au jour ou sa mere se remarie. Maltraite par son beau-pere, envoye en pension, David commence une lente descente aux enfers. Travaillant a Londres pour survivre, il n'a plus qu'une idee en tete: s'enfuir et retrouver le bonheur perdu... Mais il ne peux compter que sur lui et la providence pour s'en sortir.." Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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It took me 68 years to finally pick this book up, and even now it only occurred to me to read it because I was between books, and there it was, on the shelf, 2 volumes of a Harvard Classics collection of 20 volumes that I purchased at an antique store decades ago. My volumes were printed in 1917, which only added to my enjoyment.
At first, I could barely get through the text, as David's early life was so miserable. Is this what the next 900 pages would be like, I wondered? Fortunately, Dickens had David's fortunes turn around, first with a reconnection to his aunt (and Mr. Dick), and then with steady friends, such as Mr. Wickham and Agnes, his loyal friend Traddles, Peggoty and her family, and even Dora, who loved him despite her childlike nature.
Dickens' writing is in top form in this book, and his heart is clearly in this work. Many descriptive paragraphs were stunningly beautiful (like the storm scene near the end). This was a lovely story, all around. Maybe my favorite Dickens. (