Dombey And Son
Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son (better known as Dombey and Son) was the first novel that Charles Dickens published with Bradbury and Evans. It was originally published in serial form between October 1846 and April 1848.
The novel tells the story of Paul Dombey, powerful head of the House of Dombey. He wants a son and when a daughter (Florence) is born he despises her. His second child, a son (Paul), is weak and sickly and dies a child. Paul's first wife dies with the birth of Paul Jr and he remarries. The book follows him through troubles with family and the business. The final chapter sees Dombey now a white-haired old man, 'whose face bears heavy marks of care and suffering; but they are traces of a storm that has passed on for ever, and left a clear evening in its track'.
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Direct links to each issue of this title:
- No. I -- Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4
- No. II -- Chapters 5, 6 and 7
- No. III -- Chapters 8, 9 and 10
- No. IV -- Chapters 11, 12 and 13
- No. V -- Chapters 14, 15 and 16
- No. VI -- Chapters 17, 18 and 19
- No. VII -- Chapters 20, 21 and 22
- No. VIII -- Chapters 23, 24 and 25
- No. IX -- Chapters 26, 27 and 28
- No. X -- Chapters29, 30 and 31
- No. XI -- Chapters 32, 33 and 34
- No. XII -- Chapters 35, 36, 37 and 38
- No. XIII -- Chapters 39, 40 and 41
- No. XIV -- Chapters 42, 43, 44 and 45
- No. XV -- Chapters 46, 47 and 48
- No. XVI -- Chapters 49, 50 and 51
- No. XVII -- Chapters 52, 53 and 54
- No. XVIII -- Chapters 55, 56 and 57
- No. XIX-XX -- Chapters 58, 59, 60, 61 and 62