Betsey Trotwood

illustration of <em>David Copperfield</em>Illustration by Hablot Knight Browne from the first edition of David Copperfield. The engraving depicts the orphaned boy introducing himself to his eccentric aunt, Betsey Trotwood, who takes him in.

Betsey Trotwood, fictional character, the eccentric aunt of the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s novel David Copperfield (1849–50).

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Article Title: Betsey Trotwood
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 23 January 2019
Access Date: April 29, 2025