Summary
On a terrible stormy night, David Copperfield’s mother felt very sad and ill. She was pregnant of David Copperfield who’s father died six months before he was born. That night Miss Trotwood came by, she is an aunt of Mr. Copperfield. When she heard that the baby was a boy, she left and David’s mother saw her never again. David lives with his mother and the servant, Peggotty, in a house. One day his mother comes home and introduces a man on her side, Mr Murdstone. David doesn’t like him from the beginning. David goes with Peggotty to her family in Yarmouth. In the house (which is actually a boat) live Mr. Peggoty, Ham, Mrs. Gummidge and little Emily. David falls in love with little Emily. When he is back home he hears from Peggotty that his mother married Mr. Murdstone. Mr. Murdstone is a very mean man and he sends David to a school near London. Is school he meets Steerforth and Traddles. In the holidays David goes home. When his mother dies, Peggotty leaves the house and marries Mr. Barkis (the carrier). There isn’t enough money to go back to school, so David has to work. He comes to live at Mr. Micawber’s house. After Mr. Micawber has spend some time in prison, he goes to Plymouth for an other job. David decides to leave to find his aunt, Miss Trotwood, in Dover. His aunt wants to send David back to school and goes to her lawyer, Mr Wickfield in Canterbury. Because David’s school is also in Canterbury, David stays at Mr. Wickfield’s place and meets Mr. Wickfield’s daughter, Agnes, and Mr. Wickfield’s clerk, Uriah Heep, who is studying law and wants to become a lawyer. After David finishes his school he goes on a holiday trip to Peggotty, there he meets old friends like Steerforth, Ham and Emily. Back in London he tells his aunt that he wants to study law. Mr. Spenlow teaches Copperfield law. David falls in love with Mr. Spenlow’s daughter, Dora and wants to marry her. David doesn’t get permission of Mr. Spenlow, but when Mr. Spenlow dies, he does marry her. Dora isn’t a very good wife, when she becomes ill she dies. Steerforth and Ham also die, and Mr. Peggotty and the Micawbers go to Australia. David’s aunt, Miss Trotwood, loses all her money. Mr. Wickfield gets blackmailed by Uriah Heep, Uriah Heep wants to marry his daughter Agnes. When everything is solved, Uriah Heep goes to prison and Miss Trotwood gets her money back. David marries Agnes and they get five children.