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Questions about the novel 'David Copperfield' (1850) by Charles Dickens. Use with the tag [charles-dickens].

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Why does Heep refer to Copperfield sometimes as mister and sometimes as master?

"Master" was a term then often used for young boys in British society (still present today, but to a lesser degree). "Mister", on the other hand, is generally used for addressing peers. So basically, …
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