{"product_id":"9781593080631","title":"David Copperfield (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDickens\u003c\/b\u003e’s favorite of all his novels, \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a boy who loses both parents at an early age, and who escapes the torture of working for his pitiless stepfather to make something of himself and, with any luck, find true happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e features an unforgettable gallery of characters, including David’s cruel stepfather Mr. Murdstone, the unctuous Uriah Heep, the amiable Mr. Micawber, whom Dickens based on his father, and Dora Spenglow, whom David marries and calls his “child-wife.” Written in the first person, \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the most autobiographical of Dickens’s fictions. This new edition includes commentaries, discussion questions, and Phiz’s original illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures the original illustrations by Phiz.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRadhika Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the managing editor of \u003ci\u003eGrand Street\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a freelance writer, and a Ph.D. candidate in English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Jones also wrote the introduction and notes for the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics edition of Charles Dickens’s \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049204957424,"sku":"9781593080631","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593080631_p0.jpg?v=1763808308","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593080631","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}