Plot summary thumb|The England of David Copperfield. The story follows the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, England, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years residing in a small house called the Rookery. His loving and childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Clara Peggotty, bring him up him here, where they call him Davy. When he is seven years old, his mother marries Edward Murdstone without having told him they plan to marry. To get him out of the way, David is sent to visit Peggotty's family in Yarmouth. Her brother, fisherman Mr Peggotty, lives in a beached barge, with his adopted niece and nephew Emily and Ham, and an elderly widow, Mrs Gummidge. "Little Em'ly" is somewhat spoiled by her fond foster father, and David is in love with her. They call him Master Copperfield.
Plot summary thumb|The England of David Copperfield. The story follows the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, England, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years residing in a small house called the Rookery. His loving and childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Clara Peggotty, bring him up him here, where they call him Davy. When he is seven years old, his mother marries Edward Murdstone without having told him they plan to marry. To get him out of the way, David is sent to visit Peggotty's family in Yarmouth. Her brother, fisherman Mr Peggotty, lives in a beached barge, with his adopted niece and nephew Emily and Ham, and an elderly widow Mrs Gummidge. "Little Em'ly" is somewhat spoiled by her fond foster father and David is in love with her. They call him Master Copperfield.