{"product_id":"2026200010365-secondhand-the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield","title":"The Personal History Of David Copperfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew novels in the English language have captured the full arc of a human life with such warmth, humour, and heartbreaking honesty as this masterpiece of Victorian fiction. The story chronicles the journey of young David Copperfield — from his impoverished, turbulent childhood in Suffolk and London, through adolescence marked by hardship and unlikely friendships, to his eventual triumph as a writer and man of conscience. Along the way, he encounters one of literature's most memorable casts: the sycophantic Uriah Heep, the eternally optimistic Mr. Micawber, the tragic Emily, and the steadfast Agnes Wickfield, each one illuminating a different facet of Victorian society.\n\nWidely regarded as Dickens' most autobiographical novel, the work draws directly from his own experiences of child labour, social shame, and self-reinvention, lending the narrative an emotional authenticity that transcends its era. Dickens employs his signature blend of biting social satire and profound sentimentality to argue that character — not class — determines a person's fate. The novel stands as a cornerstone of the Western literary canon, and Dickens himself declared it his favourite child. Whether encountering it for the first or the fifth time, readers will find themselves asking the same haunting question David poses at the very opening: whether he shall turn out to be the hero of his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130691559643,"sku":"2026200010365-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/84254950-af22-412c-a2ec-f916339b797a.png?v=1786588505","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010365-secondhand-the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}