Dombey and Son Paperback - 2002
by Charles Dickens; Introduction by Andrew Sanders; Notes by Andrew Sanders
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 neglects his affectionate daughter, until he decides to get rid of her beloved, a lowly clerk. But Dombey's weakness is his pride, and he falls prey to the treacherous flattery of others. Combining an intricate plot, vivid language, and
Dickens's customary social commentary, Dombey and Son, explores the possibility of moral and emotional redemption through familial love.
About this book
Charles Dickens’s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall showcases the author’s gift for vivid characterization and unfailingly realistic description. It follows the narrative of a shipping firm owner, who abandoned his family in favor of fortune after rejecting his daughter’s love in preference of a son. He later reconciles with her and begs forgiveness before his death.
Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. It was first published in monthly parts between October 1846 and April 1848 with the full title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation. Dickens started writing the book in Lausanne, Switzerland, but traveled extensively during the course of its writing, returning to England to begin another work before completing Dombey and Son.
Summary
Dickens's customary social commentary, Dombey and Son, explores the possibility of moral and emotional redemption through familial love.
First Edition Identification
Bradbury and Evans published a First Edition softcover collection in London, 1846. The work is a collection of the original 20 parts, bound in nineteen with the last number containing parts XIX-XX. Each part is bound in green printed wrappers, with a Dombey & Son advertiser. Bradbury and Evans published a First Edition hardcover in London, 1848. The book is bound in a green cloth over boards, the spine is lettered in gilt, and decorated by an elaborate design in blind on the covers. The pages are printed on cream endpapers with 40 illustrated plates; plate 35 is the first published example of a “dark plate”. Bookplate of the Warrington wire-manufacturer Thomas Glazebrook Rylands (1818-1900). Illustrated by Hablot Knight Browne.
Details
- Title Dombey and Son
- Author Charles Dickens; Introduction by Andrew Sanders; Notes by Andrew Sanders
- Binding Paperback
- Edition International Ed
- Pages 1004
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, London
- Date 2002-11-26
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated
- ISBN 9780140435467 / 0140435468
- Weight 1.56 lbs (0.71 kg)
- Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 1.8 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 4.57 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1210
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Themes
- Theometrics: Secular
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, England
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003272767
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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