4. David Copperfield
No — not the magician. This is considered Dickens’ most autobiographical book and follows the titular character David Copperfield from his birth to adulthood. Although it’s a long book with a large number of characters, there’s a smaller number of subplots and the plot itself is more straightforward.
![david, copperfield, literature, closeup, dickens, charles, stamp, queen, crown, old, one, used, macro, historic, cancelled, charles dickens, author, england, english, paper, british, 7 Easiest Dickens Novel To Read First](https://imonkey-blog.imgix.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/08172132/shutterstock_131142863-370x600.jpg?auto=fortmat&fit=clip&expires=1753142400&width=480&height=779)
Andy Lidstone / Shutterstock.com