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Dombey and Son
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Dombey and Son
Offers a compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, it explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and on society as a whole. This title also discusses the character of Paul Dombey, business and family relationships.
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Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family, and the ambiguous connection between public and private life lies at the heart of Dickens' novel.
Paul Dombey is a man who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business: calculatingly, callously, coldly, and commercially. Through his dysfunctional relationships with his son, his two wives, and his neglected daughter Florence, Dickens paints a vivid picture of the limitations of a society dominated by commercial values and the drive for profit.
He explores the possibility of moral and emotional redemption through familial love.
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Dombey and Son has been praised for its powerful storytelling and rich character development. William Makepeace Thackeray highlighted the novel's impressive narrative strength, suggesting that Dickens's writing is so compelling it leaves little room for competition.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780140435467
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 26 September 2002
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Edited by Andrew Sanders
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 43.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 703g
Pages: 1040
About the Author
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist before establishing his reputation as a novelist with PICKWICK PAPERS (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. AndrewSanders is Professor of English at the University of Durham. He has edited several Dickens novels and is the author of Charles Dickens- Resurrectionist (1982) and The Short Oxford History of English Literature (2000).
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