β Scribed by Charles Dickens
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""Dom-bey and Son"" ... Those three words conveyed the one idea of Mr. Dombey's life. The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light. The hopes of Mr Dombey for the future of his shipping firm are centred on his delicate son Paul, and Florence, his devoted daughter, is unloved and neglected. When the firm faces ruin, and Dombey's second marriage ends in disaster, only Florence has the strength and humanity to save her father from desolate solitude. This new edition contains Dickens's prefaces, his working plans, and all the original illustratio.;Cover; Contents; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Charles Dickens; Preface; List of Illustrations; DOMBEY AND SON; [I.]; I. DOMBEY AND SON; II. In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best regulated Families; III. In which Mr. Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the head of the Home-Department; IV. In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures; [II.]; V. Paul's Progress and Christening; VI. Paul's Second Deprivation; VII. A Bird's-eye glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place.
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Paul Dombey is a heartless London merchant who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business. In the tight orbit of his daily life there is no room for dealing with emotions because emotion has no market value. In his son he sees the future of his firm and the continuation of his name, while he
""Dom-bey and Son"" ... Those three words conveyed the one idea of Mr. Dombey's life. The earth was made for Dombey and Son to trade in, and the sun and moon were made to give them light. The hopes of Mr Dombey for the future of his shipping firm are centred on his delicate son Paul, and Florence, h
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