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Dombey and Son
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Narrator
- Frederick Davidson
- Publisher
- Craig Black
- Publish Date
- 12 November 2007
- Run Time
- 36 hours 58 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction
What to expect
Paul Dombey is a wealthy shipping merchant and formidable patriarch who runs his family with the same cold calculation he applies to his business.
Evaluating his children's worth by what he thinks they can add to his bottom line, he dotes on the son he hopes to make his heir, while neglecting his affectionate elder daughter. But through his pride and selfishness, Dombey is sowing the seeds of his own destruction. Once his heart is broken, can it finally be redeemed?
A sensitive family drama infused with social and moral commentary, Dombey and Son combines grim psychological realism with Dickens' faith in the redemptive power of love.
Critics Review
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“There’s no writing against such power as this—one has no chance.”
William Makepeace Thackeray
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“Dombey and Son, the hidden gem even Dickens fans may have missed, combines a rollicking, biting sense of humor with nuanced psychological insights…The men here are endearing…but it is the wives, sisters, mothers, and discarded mistresses who control the plot and break your heart.”
O, The Oprah Magazine
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“Frederick Davidson gives such a splendid dramatization of this family saga…it’s almost like watching theater. Davidson matches his versatile voice to each one of the principals…[and]sweeps the listener through [nearly] forty hours of sustained drama.”
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Details
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Narrator
- Frederick Davidson
- Duration
- 36 hours 58 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 November 2007
- ISBN
- 9781483088327
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Craig Black
- Genre
- Classic fiction
Synopsis
Paul Dombey is a wealthy shipping merchant and formidable patriarch who runs his family with the same cold calculation he applies to his business.Evaluating his children's worth by what he thinks they can add to his bottom line, he dotes on the son he hopes to make his heir, while neglecting his affectionate elder daughter. But through his pride and selfishness, Dombey is sowing the seeds of his own destruction. Once his heart is broken, can it finally be redeemed?A sensitive family drama infused with social and moral commentary, Dombey and Son combines grim psychological realism with Dickens' faith in the redemptive power of love.
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