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Quotation from David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show”
David Copperfield, Ch. 1 (1850 first volume edition)
The famous opening sentence frames the novel as a self-examining autobiography.
Citation: "Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show" — Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, Ch. 1 (1850 first volume edition). (id david-copperfield-q1)
Portrait: Dickens Gurney head, Jeremiah Gurney, Public domain.
