David Copperfield

When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which leads him throughcomedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak, and friendship and betrayal.

Charles Dickens is probably the greatest novelist England ever produced. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life -- along with his memorable characters -- have made him beloved by readers the world over. In Dickens' books live some of the most repugnant villains in literature, as well as some of the most likeable (and unlikely) heroes.