At one point in the novel in which he appears, Dr. Strong asks him to help compile a classical dictionary, and at seventeen he falls in love with Miss Larkins, who chooses Mr. Chestle over him.  
Were he a girl, this character would have been named Betsy.  At one point in the novel in which he appears, Dr. Strong asks him to help compile a classical dictionary, and at seventeen he falls in love with Miss Larkins, who chooses Mr. Chestle over him.  His classmates at Salem House include George Demple, Thomas Traddles, and James Steerforth, the latter of whom seduces Little Em'ly.  Among the villains he encounters are his stepfather, Edward Murdstone, and a man who constantly boasts of his humility, Uriah Heep.  For 10 points, name this narrator and title character of a Charles Dickens novel.
Were he a girl, this character would have been named Betsy.  
{David Copperfield} (presumably accept either)