This and David Copperfield (1849–50) mark a significant artistic break in Dickens's career as his novels became more serious in theme and more carefully planned than his early works.
To djelo i "David Copperfield" (1849–50) učinili su značajan umjetički biljeg u Dickensovoj karijeri i njegovi romani postali su ozbiljniji u temi i brižnije planirani od ranijih djela.