《大卫·科波菲尔(英文版共2册)》是查尔斯·狄更斯的代表作，是他“最宠爱的孩子”，该书一百五十多年来在全世界盛行不衰，深受世界文坛和广大读者的重视和欢迎。早在一九〇八年，翻译家林纾和魏易就以《块肉余生记》为题，把它介绍给我国读者，成为最早传入我国的西欧古典名著之一。狄更斯是十九世纪英国最伟大的作家，他在自己的作品中，以高超的艺术手法描绘了包罗万象的社会图景，塑造出众多令人难忘的人物形象。他在三十多年的创作生涯中，为英国文学和世界文学做出了卓越的贡献。

《大卫·科波菲尔(英文版共2册)》叙述了一个中产知识分子寻求人生道路的故事，孤儿科波菲尔自幼遭养父的虐待，饱经患难，在身边的一些善良人的帮助下刻苦自励，最终获得事业的成功和家庭的美满。作品尤其通过科波菲尔的不幸遭遇为读者展示了一幅维多利亚时代五光十色的社会风俗画，既深刻揭露了上流社会的种种黑暗腐朽，也生动地反映出广大底层民众纯朴、美好的品质。

《大卫·科波菲尔(英文版共2册)》是狄更斯半自传性的作品，作者欲借“大卫自身的历史和经验”总结一生的成败得失，从而表现出作者一贯的道德理想和人生态度，因而是狄更斯的代表作。俄国著名作家列夫·托尔斯泰曾将此书与《圣经》并称。

Preface to 1850 Edition

Preface to The Charles Dickens Edition

The Personal History and Experience of David Copperfield the Younger

Chapter I I Am Born

Chapter 2 I Observe

Chapter 3 I Have a Change

Chapter 4 I Fall into Disgrace

Chapter 5 I Am Sent away from Home

Chapter 6 I Enlarge My Circle of Acquaintance

Chapter 7 My First Half at Salem House

Chapter 8 My Holidays. Especially One Happy

Chapter 9 I Have a Memorable Birthday

Chapter 10 I Become Neglected, and Am Provided for

Chapter 11 I Begin Life on My Own Account and Don't Like it

Chapter 12 Liking Life on My Own Account no Better, I Form a Great Resolution

Chapter 13 The Sequel of My Resolution

Chapter 14 My Aunt Makes up Her Mind about Me

Chapter 15 I Make Another Beginning

Chapter 16 I Am a New Boy in More Senses Than One

Chapter 17 Somebody Turns up

Chapter 18 A Retrospect

Chapter 19 I Look about Me and Make a Discovery

Chapter 20 Steerforth's Home

Chapter 21 Little Em'ly

Chapter 22 Some Old Scenes, and Some New People

Chapter 23 I Corroborate Mr. Dick, and Choose a Profession

Chapter 24 My First Dissipation

Chapter 25 Good and Bad Angels

Chapter 26 I Fall into Captivity

Chapter 27 Tommy Traddles

Chapter 28 Mr. Micawber's Gauntlet

Chapter 29 I Visit Steerforth at His Home, Again

Chapter 30 A Loss

Chapter 31 A Greater Loss

Chapter 32 The Beginning of a Long Journey

Chapter 33 Blissful

Chapter 34 My Aunt Astonishes Me

Chapter 35 Depression

Chapter 36 Enthusiasm

Chapter 37 A Little Cold Water

Chapter 38 A Dissolution of Partnership

Chapter 39 Wickfield and Heep

Chapter 40 The Wanderer

Chapter 41 Dora's Aunts

Chapter 42 Mischief

Chapter 43 Another Retrospect

Chapter 44 Our Housekeeping

Chapter 45 Mr. Dick Fulfils My Aunt's Predictions

Chapter 46 Intelligence

Chapter 47 Martha

Chapter 48 Domestic

Chapter 49 I Am Involved in Mystery

Chapter 50 Mr. Peggotty's Dream Comes True

Chapter 51 The Beginning of a Longer Journey

Chapter 52 I Assist at an Explosion

Chapter 53 Another Retrospect

Chapter 54 Mr. Micawber's Transactions

Chapter 55 Tempest

Chapter 56 The New Wound, and the Old

Chapter 57 The Emigrants

Chapter 58 Absence

Chapter 59 Return

Chapter 60 Agnes

Chapter 61 I Am Shown Two Interesting Penitents

Chapter 62 A Light Shines on My Way

Chapter 63 A Visitor

Chapter 64 A Last Retrospect