Dombey & Son
by Dickens, Charles
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Endicott, New York, United States
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- THE BOOK VAULT (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001991
- Title
- Dombey & Son
- Author
- Dickens, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: John Wanamaker
- Date Published
- 1900
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- DICKENS, CLASSIC NOVELS, FICTION CLASSICS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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