Dombey and Son
The proud, cold shipping magnate Mr. Dombey longs for a son to carry on his firm and neglects his devoted daughter Florence, setting in motion a family tragedy of pride, loss, and eventual redemption. Around the house of Dombey and Son swirl some of Dickens’s finest creations—the villainous manager Carker, the warm-hearted Captain Cuttle, the doomed little Paul. A powerful study of the corrosions of pride and the coming of the railway age that was transforming England, the novel blends heartbreak, comedy, and social observation on the grand Dickensian scale. Moving and richly peopled, Dombey and Son marks Dickens’s growth into his mature, tightly constructed masterpieces.
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Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English novelist and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His literary genius is evident in his creation of some of the world’s most iconic fictional characters. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens faced adversity…
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 00: Prefaces of 1848 and 1867 | 3:57 | |
| 2 | Chapter 01: Dombey and Son | 34:23 | |
| 3 | Chapter 02: In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best-regulated Families | 34:21 | |
| 4 | Chapter 03: In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department | 31:42 | |
| 5 | Chapter 04: In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures | 36:01 | |
| 6 | Chapter 05: Paul's Progress and Christening | 51:17 | |
| 7 | Chapter 06: Paul's Second Deprivation | 55:38 | |
| 8 | Chapter 07: A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place; also of the state of Miss Tox's Affections | 15:30 | |
| 9 | Chapter 08: Paul's further Progress, Growth, and Character | 59:52 | |
| 10 | Chapter 09: In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble | 36:19 | |
| 11 | Chapter 10: Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster | 35:56 | |
| 12 | Chapter 11: Paul's Introduction to a New Scene | 40:01 | |
| 13 | Chapter 12: Paul's Education | 50:15 | |
| 14 | Chapter 13: Shipping Intelligence and Office Business | 36:46 | |
| 15 | Chapter 14: Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned. and goes Home for the holidays | 1:03:23 | |
| 16 | Chapter 15: Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay | 39:00 | |
| 17 | Chapter 16: What the Waves were always saying | 15:51 | |
| 18 | Chapter 17: Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People | 31:59 | |
| 19 | Chapter 18: Father and Daughter | 49:07 | |
| 20 | Chapter 19: Walter goes away | 36:14 | |
| 21 | Chapter 20: Mr Dombey goes upon a journey | 40:03 | |
| 22 | Chapter 21: New Faces | 29:31 | |
| 23 | Chapter 22: A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager | 52:07 | |
| 24 | Chapter 23: Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious | 59:34 | |
| 25 | Chapter 24: The Study of a Loving Heart | 31:22 | |
| 26 | Chapter 25: Strange News of Uncle Sol | 25:38 | |
| 27 | Chapter 26: Shadows of the Past and Future | 44:37 | |
| 28 | Chapter 27: Deeper shadows | 47:31 | |
| 29 | Chapter 28: Alterations | 28:13 | |
| 30 | Chapter 29: The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs Chick | 32:26 | |
| 31 | Chapter 30: The Interval before the Marriage | 41:26 | |
| 32 | Chapter 31: The Wedding | 46:24 | |
| 33 | Chapter 32: The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces | 49:25 | |
| 34 | Chapter 33: Contrasts | 37:14 | |
| 35 | Chapter 34: Another Mother and Daughter | 33:57 | |
| 36 | Chapter 35: The Happy Pair | 34:12 | |
| 37 | Chapter 36: Housewarming | 34:20 | |
| 38 | Chapter 37: More Warnings than One | 32:15 | |
| 39 | Chapter 38: Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance | 27:08 | |
| 40 | Chapter 39: Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner | 46:50 | |
| 41 | Chapter 40: Domestic Relations | 47:36 | |
| 42 | Chapter 41: New Voices in the Waves | 30:45 | |
| 43 | Chapter 42: Confidential and Accidental | 45:50 | |
| 44 | Chapter 43: The Watches of the Night | 25:01 | |
| 45 | Chapter 44: A Separation | 27:31 | |
| 46 | Chapter 45: The Trusty Agent | 27:19 | |
| 47 | Chapter 46: Recognizant and Reflective | 36:44 | |
| 48 | Chapter 47: The Thunderbolt | 1:00:06 | |
| 49 | Chapter 48: The Flight of Florence | 33:05 | |
| 50 | Chapter 49: The Midshipman makes a Discovery | 49:53 | |
| 51 | Chapter 50: Mr Toots's Complaint | 49:56 | |
| 52 | Chapter 51: Mr Dombey and the World | 24:53 | |
| 53 | Chapter 52: Secret Intelligence | 43:46 | |
| 54 | Chapter 53: More Intelligence | 45:43 | |
| 55 | Chapter 54: The Fugitives | 32:15 | |
| 56 | Chapter 55: Rob the Grinder loses his Place | 33:50 | |
| 57 | Chapter 56: Several People delighted, and the Game Chicken disgusted | 1:03:58 | |
| 58 | Chapter 57: Another Wedding | 22:00 | |
| 59 | Chapter 58: After a lapse | 44:08 | |
| 60 | Chapter 59: Retribution | 54:10 | |
| 61 | Chapter 60: Chiefly Matrimonial | 35:55 | |
| 62 | Chapter 61: Relenting | 37:49 | |
| 63 | Chapter 62: Final | 18:01 |
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