Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
Dombey has lost everything and lives in solitude. However, Florence, having married Walter, who has survived his shipwreck, comes back to her father and finds her way to his heart.
Dombey and Son
Dombey and Son
Summary
This study edition contains both the text and a commentary upon it. London in the 1840s worships money at the expense of love. Mr Dombey, cold, proud and successful, pins all his hopes and affection on his little son Paul and neglects his loving daughter Florence.
Dombey and Son Summary
About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. In 1824, his father was imprisoned for debt, so Charles was sent to work in a shoe-dye factory. He later became a clerk in a law firm, a shorthand reporter in the courts, and a parliamentary and newspaper reporter. In 1833, Dickens began to contribute short stories and essays to periodicals, heralding the start of a glittering and prolific literary career. He married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, with whom he had nine surviving children before they separated in 1858. Dickens died suddenly at home on June 9, 1870, leaving behind an internationally acclaimed canon of work, including Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838), David Copperfield (1849-50), Bleak House (1852-53), Little Dorrit (1855-57), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-61) and Our Mutual Friend (1864-65). He was buried in Westminster Abbey. Michael Slater is Professor of Victorian Literature at Birkbeck College in the University of London. He was editor of The Dickensian (1968-77) and President of the International Dickens Fellowship (1988-90). He has published many books and articles on Dickens.
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9780460876841
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Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
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