《大卫·科波菲尔》创作于1848-1850年,是狄更斯自传性作品,小说藉“大卫自身的历史和经验”,描绘了主人公自幼年以至成年的生活历程:朋友的真诚与阴暗、爱情的幼稚与冲动、婚姻生活的甜美与琐碎、家人的矛盾与和谐等等,其间夹杂各色人物的命运与机缘,活生生地表现出19世纪中叶英国中下阶层的众生相,具有广泛的现实意义和时代特色。
狄更斯(Charles Dickens, 1812-1870),19世纪英国有名小说家,其作品着重刻画生活与底层的“小人物”的命运,反映了复杂的社会现实,为批判现实主义文学的发展开辟了道路。主要作品有《匹克威克外传》、《雾都孤儿》 、《大卫·科波菲尔》、《双城记》及《艰难时世》等。
Preface to 1850 Edition
Preface to The Charles Dickens Edition
The Personal History and Experience of David Copperfield the Younger
Chapter I I Am Born
Chapter 2 I Observe
Chapter 3 I Have a Change
Chapter 4 I Fall into Disgrace
Chapter 5 I Am Sent away from Home
Chapter 6 I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance
Chapter 7 My First Half at Salem House
Chapter 8 My Holidays. Especially One Happy
Chapter 9 I Have a Memorable Birthday
Chapter 10 I Become Neglected, and Am Provided for
Chapter 11 I Begin Life on My Own Account and Don't Like it
Chapter 12 Liking Life on My Own Account no Better, I Form a Great Resolution
Chapter 13 The Sequel of My Resolution
Chapter 14 My Aunt Makes up Her Mind about Me
Chapter 15 I Make Another Beginning
Chapter 16 I Am a New Boy in More Senses Than One
Chapter 17 Somebody Turns up
Chapter 18 A Retrospect
Chapter 19 I Look about Me and Make a Discovery
Chapter 20 Steerforth's Home
Chapter 21 Little Em'ly
Chapter 22 Some Old Scenes, and Some New People
Chapter 23 I Corroborate Mr. Dick, and Choose a Profession
Chapter 24 My First Dissipation
Chapter 25 Good and Bad Angels
Chapter 26 I Fall into Captivity
Chapter 27 Tommy Traddles
Chapter 28 Mr. Micawber's Gauntlet
Chapter 29 I Visit Steerforth at His Home, Again
Chapter 30 A Loss
Chapter 31 A Greater Loss
Chapter 32 The Beginning of a Long Journey
Chapter 33 Blissful
Chapter 34 My Aunt Astonishes Me
Chapter 35 Depression
Chapter 36 Enthusiasm
Chapter 37 A Little Cold Water
Chapter 38 A Dissolution of Partnership
Chapter 39 Wickfield and Heep
Chapter 40 The Wanderer
Chapter 41 Dora's Aunts
Chapter 42 Mischief
Chapter 43 Another Retrospect
Chapter 44 Our Housekeeping
Chapter 45 Mr. Dick Fulfils My Aunt's Predictions
Chapter 46 Intelligence
Chapter 47 Martha
Chapter 48 Domestic
Chapter 49 I Am Involved in Mystery
Chapter 50 Mr. Peggotty's Dream Comes True
Chapter 51 The Beginning of a Longer Journey
Chapter 52 I Assist at an Explosion
Chapter 53 Another Retrospect
Chapter 54 Mr. Micawber's Transactions
Chapter 55 Tempest
Chapter 56 The New Wound, and the Old
Chapter 57 The Emigrants
Chapter 58 Absence
Chapter 59 Return
Chapter 60 Agnes
Chapter 61 I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents
Chapter 62 A Light Shines on My Way
Chapter 63 A Visitor
Chapter 64 A Last Retrospect