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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 1H 5M

Charles Dickens “David Copperfield. (1848) The Making of a Life.

from The Classic Literature Podcast. · host Jeremy R McCandless

Send us Fan MailToday, I look at what Charles Dickens himself called his “favourite child; David Copperfield. This is Dickens turning the pen towards interpreting his own life. It is a redemption story where childhood becomes the soil in which the soul can grow in grace, and where the search for identity becomes a spiritual pilgrimage.This is Dickens at his most personal and his most vulnerable, and because of that, it is also Dickens at his most universal. We read David Copperfield not simply to follow the life of one young man, but to recognise something of our own story, maybe our own wounds, our longings, our mistakes, our hopes, all woven into his.Support the showFollow all my Creative endeavours on Patreon.Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | PatreonCheck out my other Podcasts.The Bible Project: https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.comHistory of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.comThe L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast).https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.comThe Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast:https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891

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