David Copperfield

AS A MERE BOY, AFTER HIS MOTHER'S DEATH DAVID IS SENT BY HIS HARSH STEPFATHER, MR. MURDSTONE TO LONDON, WHERE HE PASTES LABELS ON BOTTLES IN A WAREHOUSE BY DAY AND IS THE SINGLE LODGER OF THE POVERTY STRICKEN HOPEFUL MICAWBERS. HE FINALLY RUNS AWAY TO HIS GREAT AUNT BETSY TROTWOOD AT DOVER, WHERE HE FINDS A GENUINE WELCOME. AFTER A PERIOD OF SCHOOL LIFE, HE SETTLES DOWN TO WORK WITH MR. WICKFIELD, A LAWYER, AND FINDS A WARM FRIEND IN WICKFIL.