Sun, Jan 5, 1975
Dora is seriously ill and has a special request of Agnes Wickfield. David Copperfield is soon a young widower however and not sure how he can go forward with his life. He decides to go away for awhile. Tommy Traddles has good news for them all. Thanks to Micawber, Mr. Wickfield's situation is resolved though little money is left but Aunt Betsey has her funds returned to her. Micawber decides to emigrate to Australia and travels with the Peggotys. Ham Peggoty is found dead on the beach having tried to rescue a man during a terrible storm. The man turns out to be James Steerforth. After some years abroad, David returns to London, a successful author. He visits Agnes and they are soon married.
Sun, Dec 1, 1974
Young David Copperfield is born to his recently widowed mother and almost immediately disowned by his only living relative Betsey Trotwood, who had wanted Mrs. Copperfield to have a girl. David has an enjoyable life with his mother and their cook-servant, Clara Pegotty. When he is seven however, he is sent off with Peggotty to visit her family at the seaside and returns that his mother has remarried, to the cruel Mr. Murdstone. He is almost immediately sent off to school, yet again a cold and intimidating place where he meets an older student, James Steerforth. He is summoned home to be told that his mother has died.
Sun, Dec 8, 1974
With his mother now dead, David Copperfield id put to work by his cruel stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. Rather than working in the counting house however, he is put to work cleaning empty wine bottles. He is introduced to Mr. Micawber and moves into one of the spare rooms. Micawber however is in dire financial straits and soon flees. As tension rise, David flees traveling a long distance to reach his Aunt Betsey Trotter. After some consideration, she decides to let him stay and even rebuffs an attempt by Mr. Murdstone to retrieve him. She sends him off to a good school where he boards with solicitor Mr. Wickfield and his daughter Agnes. He also meets Mr. Wickfield's law clerk Uriah Heep and again comes across Mr. Micawber. As a young man, he once again meets his old classmate, James Steerage.