Emily

Emily, fictional character, the childhood playmate and first love of David Copperfield in Charles Dickens’s novel David Copperfield (1849–50).

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Article Title: Emily
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Date Published: 16 January 2019
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Access Date: November 21, 2024