This is the story of a young boy, David Copperfield. Orphaned at the age of ten, illtreated and abandoned by a cruel stepfather, he struggles to make a life for himself. At a tender age he runs away to his aunt who gives him a new start in life. Read about his friendship, the pressures of a career, the betrayal he faces, the frivolous ecstasy of his first love and the final discovery of complete happiness.