David Copperfield (Adaptation): Oxford Bookworms Library

But he also finds laughter and kindness, trust and friendship and love. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Charles Dickens original by Clare West.. 'Please, Mr Murdstone! Don't beat me! I've tried to learn my lessons, really I have, sir!' sobs David. As David grows up, he learns that life is full of trouble and misery and cruelty. For that, he is kept locked in his room for five days and nights, and nobody is allowed to speak to him. Although he is only eight

A Chapter a Day My wife and I have been reading this together, a chapter a day over the past ten weeks. It has been a revelation for me, largely because I had somehow picked up a prejudice against Dickens, and this is the first novel of his that I have attempted as a mature reader. What an achievement: suspenseful, dramatic, crammed with marvelous characters, and often very funny! Reading it ha. BLEAK HOUSE: comparing Penguin & Oxford editions Bernard Sussman If you've decided to read Dicken's BLEAK HOUSE, one of the longest of the great English-language classics, your next decision is probably which edition to read. The Signet paperback edition is perfectly readable, as are most other simple editions. They have the text, and often the original illustrations, and sometimes a helpful introductory essay by some scholar. But, if you're . 19th-century binge-watching Jason A. Miller It's important, when reading this, to remember that "David Copperfield" was originally published in 20 monthly installments, rather than as a single work of fiction. Each installment was only 3 to 4 chapters long, and the final two installments were released together as a double-volume. This was kind of like 19th-century Netflix; you got to watch the two-part series finale all a