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Dombey and Son
Charles Dickens
(1812 - 1870)
Read by Mil Nicholson
Running Time:40:21:59 in 43 CDs
Charles Dickens the author of Dombey and Son, originally wrote the book in installments which were published from October 1846 to April 1848 under the title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation.
The story centers around Paul Dombey, the stern owner of the Firm. He is totally immersed in having his newly born son continue the business, and entirely neglects his daughter Florence. Tragedy occurs, and Florence’s plight worsens. As the years go by, Mr. Dombey sees to it that the man she loves, his employee, is sent far away. Mr Dombey remarries, but his marriage is eventually destroyed, his fortune gone, he becomes destitute. Finally he accepts help from his daughter, and life changes for him. Many wonderful characters interweave the tale, as in all Dickens literary masterpieces.
Table of Contents:
1 Chapter 00: Prefaces of 1848 and 1867
2 Chapter 01: Dombey and Son
3 Chapter 02: In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the...
4 Chapter 03: In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department
5 Chapter 04: In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures.
6 Chapter 05: Paul's Progress and Christening
7 Chapter 06: Paul's Second Deprivation
8 Chapter 07: A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place; also, of the state of Miss Tox's...
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
12 Chapter 11: Paul's Introduction to a New Scene
13 Chapter 12: Paul's Education
14 Chapter 13: Shipping Intelligence and Office Business
15 Chapter 14: Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned. and goes Home for the holidays
16 Chapter 15: Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay
17 Chapter 16: What the Waves were always saying
18 Chapter 17: Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People
19 Chapter 18: Father and Daughter
20 Chapter 19: Walter goes away
21 Chapter 20: Mr Dombey goes upon a journey.
22 Chapter 21: New Faces - 29:31
23 Chapter 22: A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager
24 Chapter 23: Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious
25 Chapter 24: The Study of a Loving Heart
26 Chapter 25: Strange News of Uncle Sol
27 Chapter 26: Shadows of the Past and Future
28 Chapter 27: Deeper shadows
29 Chapter 28: Alterations
30 Chapter 29: The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs Chick
31 Chapter 30: The Interval before the Marriage
32 Chapter 31: The Wedding
33 Chapter 32: The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces
34 Chapter 33: Contrasts
35 Chapter 34: Another Mother and Daughter
36 Chapter 35: The Happy Pair
37 Chapter 36: Housewarming
38 Chapter 37: More Warnings than One
39 Chapter 38: Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance
40 Chapter 39: Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner
41 Chapter 40: Domestic Relations
42 Chapter 41: New Voices in the Waves
43 Chapter 42: Confidential and Accidental
44 Chapter 43: The Watches of the Night
45 Chapter 44: A Separation
46 Chapter 45: The Trusty Agent
47 Chapter 46: Recognizant and Reflective
48 Chapter 47: The Thunderbolt
49 Chapter 48: The Flight of Florence
50 Chapter 49: The Midshipman makes a Discovery
51 Chapter 50: Mr Toots's Complaint
52 Chapter 51: Mr Dombey and the World
53 Chapter 52: Secret Intelligence
54 Chapter 53: More Intelligence
55 Chapter 54: The Fugitives
56 Chapter 55: Rob the Grinder loses his Place
57 Chapter 56: Several People delighted, and the Game Chicken Disgusted
58 Chapter 57: Another Wedding
59 Chapter 58: After a lapse
60 Chapter 59: Retribution
61 Chapter 60: Chiefly Matrimonial
62 Chapter 61: Relenting
63 Chapter 62: Final