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When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which leads him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak, and friendship and betrayal.

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Charles Dickens' classic novel David Copperfield is loosely based on the life of the author. It tells the story of David Copperfield’s life from childhood to adulthood with all of the hardships, changes, and good fortune that David encounters on his life journey. It focuses on the relationships he develops with a huge cast of characters who he meets as he travels from rags to riches and back again.

Seventeen-year-old David Balfour's villainous uncle has him kidnapped in order to steal his inheritance. David escapes only to fall into the dangerous company of rebels who are resisting British redcoats in the Scottish highlands...

Neglected by her mother, abused by her stepfather, and trapped in an oppressive cult, Willow Sands has lived the past three years with the shadow of her 15th birthday hanging over her. That was the day her mother handed her over to David, the son of their leader, promising her a future even more bleak than she’d ever imagined. Now, with her 18th birthday and the day of her wedding fast approaching, she’s almost come to accept her fate. Hope was the last thing Willow expected to feel this close to her wedding, but that’s exactly what she finds in Jared.

David Copperfield war Charles Dickens der liebste Roman, es ist auch sein persönlichster. Das Buch hat Generationen von Lesenden in seinen Bann geschlagen, vielen war und ist es prägende Jugendlektüre, große Autorinnen und Autoren – Leo Tolstoi, Virginia Woolf, Vladimir Nabokov, Elias Canetti – verehrten ihn ein Leben lang. Es ist zunächst eine Leidensgeschichte im viktorianischen England. Nach dem Tod des Vaters geboren und nach einer unseligen Neuvermählung der Mutter muss der junge David eine höllenhafte Schulzeit durchleiden, wird bereits als Zehnjähriger zur Arbeit gezwungen.

Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield is a sweeping tale of resilience, growth, and self-discovery—often regarded as the author’s most personal and heartfelt work. Following the life of David from his troubled childhood to his journey toward maturity, the novel captures the struggles, joys, and moral lessons that shape him into the man he becomes. Along the way, Dickens fills the story with some of his most memorable characters: the loyal Peggotty family, the ever-optimistic Mr. Micawber, and the slyly deceitful Uriah Heep.

David Copperfield es el octavo libro escrito por Charles Dickens, narrada por su protagonista, quien detalla sus aventuras en su viaje de la infancia a la madurez. Muchos elementos de la novela hacen referencia a la propia vida de Dickens, siendo probablemente la más autobiográfica de todas sus obras. Así también, el mismo Dickens señaló en un prólogo de la novela "de todos mis libros, éste es el que más me gusta", y luego "como muchos padres, tengo un hijo preferido, un hijo que es mi debilidad; este hijo se llama David Copperfield

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Barry Goldman is a sensitive boy. He’s being primed to run the family business but has discovered a talent for making audiences laugh at his silly poems. At last, he has found something that might make him attractive to girls—in particular, Harriet Fink—but there’s not much call for delicate, earnest poets in the 1970s comedy world of hot-panted dolly birds and battle-axe mothers-in-law. Then one night he sees Kris Dean on stage and understands that the world of comedy is about to change forever.

Calidan Darkheart has survived monsters, men and the first years of the Academy, but will he be able to survive a higher power than his own? As a young student at the Academy and freshly dealing with the loss of a dear friend, Calidan must endure a new trial, one that will test every fiber of his being. Alone in the dark, Calidan the Imperator has so far managed to avoid the clutches of a rampaging beast, but now seeks to escape and fulfill his lifelong dream. Intent on saving his best friend Cassius and heading deeper into the wastelands, he seeks a prey that will eclipse all others.

People are not Edward's forte, but despite his best efforts, people are unavoidable. An autistic adult, Edward finds his routine life disrupted by events that force him to face uncomfortable changes. First, he receives an unusual job assignment that requires him to make monthly visits to a cantankerous old man. Then his widowed mother’s stroke forces Edward to become her caregiver. When the old man overcomes his drug addiction, he tries to make Edward his friend, and Edward is forced to learn to interact.

En Sonolibro hemos adaptado la obra original de Dickens, abreviando sus 650 páginas hasta hacerla plenamente asequible en un Audiolibro en tres capítulos con un total de cinco horas de grabación totalmente dramatizada. David Copperfield, se dice que es la obra más autobiográfica de Dickens y los personajes que interactúan en la misma están completamente vivos: El Sr. Murdstone, el padrastro sin escrúpulos; El Sr. Micawber, optimista empedernido; Pegotty, con su amor maternal hacia David; La Sta Betsie, que consigue superar su matrimonio frustrado....

Ethan never asked to see beyond the veil. Haunted by visions, plagued by nightmares, and scarred by a past he doesn’t fully understand, he’s thrust into a spiritual battlefield that rages unseen around him. When demonic forces target his city of Fairbridge, Ethan discovers his gift as a Seer—a rare calling to discern the unseen and confront the enemy head-on. As strongholds crumble and allies reveal themselves on both sides of the veil, Ethan must rise—not as a victim, but as a warrior.

A young prince must find the strength to lead his kingdom in battle against a terrifying enemy in this supernatural fantasy adventure. The kingdom of Teradil is celebrating its 500-year anniversary with food and games, a lively dance, and a dazzling fireworks display. Yet, what Prince Rylan looks forward to most is seeing the girl he loves, Princess Emma of Austonia, whom he has not spoken to in four years. Emma remains confined to a tower where her royal parents believe she will be safe from worldly influences. Meanwhile, a force of evil unlike any they could imagine lies in wait.

Five short stories about bullying, school camaraderie, and about learning how to relate to others as an only child.

Despite a childhood of privilege and a college degree, Tony Joppa was stuck in extended adolescence fueled by drugs, alcohol, and apathy. After a drunk-driving accident lands him in jail, Joppa begins his journey to sobriety and self-realization. That journey takes him across the country, around the world, and deeply inward, where his life changes thanks to the help of Alcoholics Anonymous, Buddhism, The United States Navy, and the many teachers he meets along the way.

Calidan the Imperator has sworn to save Cassius from his afflictions and destroy the Emperor. He pushes on to lands unknown, hoping to find someone, anyone, who can assist in his endeavour. But what if the cure is worse than the disease?

I opened my mouth at the absolute wrong time and declared I was High Lady Petra Abara of Gawain. Instead of spells and bullets, this war is being fought in the streets with words. If I am elevated, two of the top three nobles in Avalon would be women. The conservative faction in Chambers would like to plant me six feet under, or failing that, drop me into a ravine. Since they can’t do either, they are trying to dig up as much dirt as they can about me, then shout it in the streets. But what is truth can wander through the gray, and some people will believe what they want.

Chris Baker is struggling. He is struggling to be a good son, a good boyfriend, a good mechanic - struggling to lead an average life as a senior at Starling High. When the construction of the second runway at the Jones County Airport threatens to displace him and his dying mother, Kathryn, his older brother, Jake, appears out of the past with a dangerous and illegal solution. But Jake, recently medically discharged from the Marines and battling his own inner demons, has a mysterious agenda.