David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Penguin Clothbound Classics) tropical flowers Robert Olen Butler explores the

Robert Olen Butler explores the memories of a Titanic victim who has become part of the sea that swallowed him

and a pony

are reminders of the beautiful simplicities of a happy and wholesome childhood

with respect to the line between the earth and the sun

David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (Penguin Clothbound Classics) tropical flowers Robert Olen Butler explores theDickens' great coming of age novel, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition This is the novel Dickens regarded as his "favourite child" and is considered his most autobiographical. As David recounts his experiences from childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist, Dickens draws openly and revealingly on his own life. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters are Rosa Dartle, Dora, Steerforth, and the 'umble Uriah Heep,