Contains a representative selection of critical essays on the autobiographical novel "David Copperfield," by Charles Dickens.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The moral art of Dickens: David Copperfield / Barbara Hardy -- David Copperfield: a third interesting penitent / Carl Bandelin -- David sees "himself" in the mirror / Barry Westburg -- Remembrances of death past and future: a reading of David Copperfield / Robert E. Lougy -- David Copperfield: the trial of realism / John P. McGowan -- Mr. Peggotty and Little Em'ly: misassessed altruism? / Philip M. Weinstein -- Secret subjects, open secrets / D. A. Miller -- Containing the destructive work of remembrance / Ned Lukacher.