David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is often considered as his veiled autobiography. It was Dickens' favorite among his own novels. In the preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens wrote, "e;like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield."e; The story fo...