![]() A 2020 film with Dev Patel as the main character includes a diverse cast, and is told in a series of flashbacks. Fields is especially delightful, as is a 1999 BBC special starring Bob Hoskins and a very young Daniel Radcliffe. This book has been adapted for the screen multiple times. It includes some violence against children, drownings at sea, cigar and pipe smoking, and some troubling alcohol abuse. Dickens is also remembered as a writer who was paid by the word for his serialized novels, so this story is long but enthralling. Dickens is beloved for his complex rags-to-riches stories realistic, sympathetic views of class disparities and poverty and unforgettable characters like David. The book was serialized (1849-50) before it was first published in book form in 1850. It tells the story of the hardships, changes, and good fortune that David encounters on his life journey. ![]() Parents need to know that Charles Dickens' classic novel David Copperfield is loosely based on the life of the author. ![]()
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