Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son
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Synopsis Dombey and Son by : Charles Dickens

Paul Dombey is a cold, unbending, pompous merchant, and a widower with two children - Paul and Florence. His chief ambition is to perpetuate the firm-name. He dreams of passing his business on to his son. Dombey dotes on his son, and neglects and mistreats his daughter.The "son" in the title of the book is incapable of ever joining the firm. A sickly and odd child, Paul dies at the age of six. Dombey pours his resentment and anger out on his daughter, whom he pushes away despite her efforts to earn her father's love.Eventually Dombey remarries, after literally acquiring his new wife from her father in a commercial transaction. Dombey is as bad a husband as he is a father and his marriage is loveless. His new bride hates Dombey and eventually runs off with Canker, his business manager. Dombey characteristically blames Florence for this reversal, and strikes her, causing Florence to run away as well.Abandoned by everyone, Dombey loses his business and goes half insane, living in his decaying house. Dombey is eventually reconciled to his daughter, who always a doormat forgives her father........

The Works of Charles Dickens

The Works of Charles Dickens
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Total Pages : 448
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105005467407
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Synopsis The Works of Charles Dickens by : Charles Dickens

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Catalogues
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Total Pages : 418
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015033678007
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Synopsis Catalogues by : D. Appleton and Company

The Athenaeum

The Athenaeum
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Total Pages : 788
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101077276341
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The Bookseller

The Bookseller
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Total Pages : 928
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112081497643
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.

The Examiner

The Examiner
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Total Pages : 858
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112125156171
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General Catalogue of Printed Books

General Catalogue of Printed Books
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Total Pages : 512
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000092328511
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Synopsis General Catalogue of Printed Books by : British Museum. Department of Printed Books