David Copperfield 《大卫·科波菲尔》

索书号：H319.4/1522/1/1

Have you heard aboutCharles Dickens?Iam sure most of you are very familiar with him. Charles Dickens(查尔斯·狄更斯,1812-1870) wasone of the best-known writers andsocial critics.Hewasconcerned withchildren's rights, education and other social reform, which we can tell from his books likeOliver Twist《雾都孤儿》,A Tale of Two Cities《双城记》，Great Expectations《远大前程》，Hard Times《艰难时世》,etc.

Just like whatCharles Dickensdeclares:“likemany fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield.”(该书被作者称为心中最宠爱的孩子) Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is often considered as his veiled autobiography.If you want to know Dickens’life, this book is the one you cannot miss.

This book has received plenty of admiration,twopieces of which are as follows:

读一本好书往往会使人终身受益，《大卫·科波菲尔》告我们曲折,在人生的旅途中难以避免。只有堂堂正正做人，才会让人活得痛快，活得自由。

——读者心声

这是属于行动者而非沉思者的文学。书中有大量的常识，还有一些感伤的色彩，总的来说充满了人性。《大卫·科波菲尔》是狄更斯最成功的小说。

——毛姆（Maugham，著有The Moon and Sixpence《月亮与六便士》）

In this book, food for meditation（耐人寻味的道理）can be found in every chapter, just like what you can see in the following:

◆"David," said Mr. Murdstone, "to the young this is a world for action; not for moping and droning in."摩德斯东说道：“大卫，对于年轻的人,这个世界是立身创业的地方,不是垂头丧气的地方。”

◆"Never," said my aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices,Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you."

我的姨婆说道：“乔尔特，永远不要在任何事上卑劣；永远不要作假；永远不要残忍。我将对你心怀希望，只要你能够做到这三点”。

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