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The early life of Charles Dickens
The parallels between the fictional 'David Copperfield' and the facts of the early life of its author, Charles Dickens, are explored. The author's early life as a boy from a wealthy family gave him certain expectations. However the fortunes of the Dickens family changed and Charles spent a dark period of his life working in a boot blacking factory.
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