David Copperfield

Uriah Heep and David Copperfield in an illustration of <em>David Copperfield</em>An illustration by Frederick Barnard from Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield (1849–50). The character Uriah Heep (left) is shown with David Copperfield.

David Copperfield, fictional character, the young hero of Charles Dickens’s most popular novel, the semiautobiographical David Copperfield (1849–50).

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Article Title: David Copperfield

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 28 November 2016

URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/David-Copperfield-fictional-character

Access Date: February 22, 2025