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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'.

Browse the Dickens Serial Novels collection or follow 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 -- Chapters 29, 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
Dombey and Son issue 1 cover

 

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