David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

Forty years ago I read, for school, an abridged version of this classic. I seem to remember it was just the first few chapters, the tragic, yet still comic, account of Master Copperfield's childhood. I determined to read the whole thing, complete, unabridged, and I am so glad I did. Do yourself a favor, slow down your hectic life, attune yourself to the slower, politer, more refined pace of Dicken's England, and read the whole thing.