stories unit 11 lesson 2 novelist novel characters david copperfield peggotty
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storiesUnit 11 lesson 2
New vocabulary :
Novelist
Novel
characters
David Copperfiel
d
peggotty
James Steerforth
Mr. Wickfield
Agnes Wickfield
Clara Copperfiel
d
Edward Murdstone
Dora
Miss Betsey Trotwood
It is the story of a boy whose father died six months before his birth.
Later, David's mother married Edward Murdstone, who was very cruel and use to beat David a lot.
Once, while the stepfather was beating him, David bit his hand. after that, Murdstone sent to salem House Academy boarding school where he hardly received any education
After the funeral, Murdstone decided to send David to London to work in his
warehouse
During his stay , David
rememberd
his aunt, so he
decided to go to his aunt.
After meeting him, betsey adopte David and sent him to one of the best schools in Canterbury
There he received a good education and lived with Mr. Wickfield and
his daughter Agnes.
After finishing school, David left Canterbury for London and decided that he wanted to become
a lawyer.
He trained at Mr.Spenlows office where he met his
daughter ,Dora
David married Dora ,
but few years later she died.
Soon after, David met his school friends again, but after a series of events his friend Steerforth drowned
Driven by sadness, David left Switzerland hoping to find comfort in the Alps. While living there, he worked on his book and sent it toTraddles, who published it.
Three years later, David decided to go back to England.
He married Agnes