my favorite book is david copperfield.
[{"role": "system", "content": "David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel's full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account). It was first published as a serial in 1849\u201350, and as a book in 1850. Many elements of the novel follow events in Dickens's own life, and it is often considered his veiled autobiography. It was Dickens' favourite among his own novels. In the preface to the 1867 edition, Dickens wrote, \"like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield.\" The novel describes the journey of the protagonist David Copperfield; modeled after Dickens himself, from impoverished and miserable childhood to becoming a successful and famous author. Like some of his other novels, it contains disturbing descriptions of child abuse. The story follows the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. David was born in Blunderstone, Suffolk, England, six months after the death of his father. David spends his early years in relative happiness with his loving, childish mother and their kindly housekeeper, Peggotty.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "My favorite Charles Dickens book is David Copperfield. I believe Dickens wanted it to be an autobiography."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's the eighth novel by Dickens - I didn't realize that."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yeah, it's great. I couldn't put it down once I started reading it."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You know, the full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account)"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Haha, no wonder most people just call it David Copperfield. That is crazy."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It was first a serial in 1849-50 and then as a book in 1850"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow, I never realized that it was originally a serial. I bet people couldn't wait to find out what happened next."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It was actually Dickens' personal favorite of all he wrote."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Didn't know that either. That sure means a lot. I think it was adapted to a movie at some point."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm not sure - I know there was a TV show called Dickens in America that followed Dickens' travels across the US in 1842 though."}]