The Personal History of David Copperfield
Published 1849–1850
| Scene: | London, Yarmouth, Dover and the Country |
| Time: | 1812 to 1842 |
Characters
| David Copperfield | A fatherless boy | ||
| Miss Betsy Trotwood | His aunt | ||
| Peggotty | His nurse | ||
| Mr. Murdstone | His stepfather | ||
| Miss Murdstone | Mr. Murdstone’s sister | ||
| Mr. Peggotty | A fisherman | ||
| Peggotty’s brother | |||
| Ham | Their nephew | ||
| Mrs. Gummidge | The widow of Mr. Peggotty’s dead partner | ||
| “Little Em’ly” | Peggotty’s orphan niece | ||
| Barkis | A cart driver | ||
| Later, Peggotty’s husband | |||
| Mr. Creakle | Proprietor of a boys’ school | ||
| Tommy Traddles James Steerforth | Schoolmates and friends of David’s | ||
| Mr. Micawber | A London friend of David’s | ||
| Always “waiting for something to turn up” | |||
| “Mr. Dick” | A simple-minded relative of Miss Betsy Trotwood’s | ||
| Mr. Wickfield | Miss Betsy’s lawyer | ||
| Agnes | His daughter | ||
| Uriah Heep | His clerk | ||
| Later, his partner | |||
| Doctor Strong | David’s schoolmaster in Dover | ||
| Dora Spenlow | The daughter of David’s employer and his “child-wife” | ||