THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
Reading edition
Published 1849–1850
Scene:London, Yarmouth, Dover and the Country
Time:1812 to 1842
CHARACTERS
David CopperfieldA fatherless boy
Miss Betsy TrotwoodHis aunt
PeggottyHis nurse
Mr. MurdstoneHis stepfather
Miss MurdstoneMr. Murdstone's sister
Mr. PeggottyA fisherman
Peggotty's brother
HamTheir nephew
Mrs. GummidgeThe widow of Mr. Peggotty's dead partner
"Little Em'ly"Peggotty's orphan niece
BarkisA cart driver
Later, Peggotty's husband
Mr. CreakleProprietor of a boys' school
Tommy Traddles James Steerforth Schoolmates and friends of David's
Mr. MicawberA London friend of David's
Always "waiting for something to turn up"
"Mr. Dick"A simple-minded relative of Miss Betsy Trotwood's
Mr. WickfieldMiss Betsy's lawyer
AgnesHis daughter
Uriah HeepHis clerk
Later, his partner
Doctor StrongDavid's schoolmaster in Dover
Dora SpenlowThe daughter of David's employer and his "child-wife"