Books, pens and pencils: the trials of a Victorian youth

In this survey, we have focussed our attention on the first part of the novel David Copperfield and analyzed how the child hero's natural dispositions are crushed by faulty training. Through his early schooling and youthful experiences, David gains a knowledge of the wretchedness chi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cornut-Gentille D'Arcy, Chantal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Alicante 1989-12-01
Series:Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses
Online Access:https://raei.ua.es/article/view/1989-n2-books-pens-and-pencils-the-trials-of-a-victorian-youth