Dombey and Son
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Preface to the 1858 Edition
- Preface
- Contents
- I. Dombey and Son
- II. In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best regulated Families
- III. In which Mr. Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the head of the Home-Department
- IV. In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures
- V. Paul’s Progress and Christening
- VI. Paul’s Second Deprivation
- VII. A Bird’s-eye glimpse of Miss Tox’s Dwelling-place; also of the State of Miss Tox’s Affections
- VIII. Paul’s further Progress, Growth, and Character
- IX. In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble
- X. Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman’s Disaster
- XI. Paul’s Introduction to a new Scene
- XII. Paul’s Education
- XIII. Shipping Intelligence and Office Business
- XIV. Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned, and goes Home for the Holidays
- XV. Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay
- XVI. What the Waves were always saying
- XVII. Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the young people
- XVIII. Father and Daughter
- XIX. Walter goes away
- XX. Mr. Dombey goes upon a Journey
- XXI. New Faces
- XXII. A Trifle of Management by Mr. Carker the Manager
- XXIII. Florence Solitary, and the Midshipman Mysterious
- XXIV. The Study of a Loving Heart
- XXV. Strange News of Uncle Sol
- XXVI. Shadows of the Past and Future
- XXVII. Deeper Shadows
- XXVIII. Alterations
- XXIX. The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs. Chick
- XXX. The Interval before the Marriage
- XXXI. The Wedding
- XXXII. The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces
- XXXIII. Contrasts
- XXXIV. Another Mother and Daughter
- XXXV. The Happy Pair
- XXXVI. Housewarming
- XXXVII. More Warnings than One
- XXXVIII. Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance
- XXXIX. Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner
- XL. Domestic Relations
- XLI. New Voices on the Waves
- XLII. Confidential and Accidental
- XLIII. The Watches of the Night
- XLIV. A Separation
- XLV. The Trusty Agent
- XLVI. Recognizant and Reflective
- XLVII. The Thunderbolt
- XLVIII. The Flight of Florence
- XLIX. The Midshipman makes a Discovery
- L. Mr. Toots’s Complaint
- LI. Mr. Dombey and the World
- LII. Secret Intelligence
- LIII. More Intelligence
- LIV. The Fugitives
- LV. Rob the Grinder loses his Place
- LVI. Several People Delighted, and the Game Chicken Disgusted
- LVII. Another Wedding
- LVIII. After a Lapse
- LIX. Retribution
- LX. Chiefly Matrimonial
- LXI. Relenting
- LXII. Final
Wealthy shipping merchant Paul Dombey runs his family like he runs his business, with coldness and calculation. When his wife dies giving birth to their second child and long hoped-for heir, Dombey remains preoccupied only with the importance of passing the firm along to his son. Lost in this narrow, obsessive view is Dombey's older child, Florence, who yearns for his attention but receives only an indifference that eventually curdles into outright hatred. Published midway through the author's career, this 1848 novel marked a new maturity in Charles Dickens' writing. Less an examination of socioeconomic conditions and more of an exploration of emotional deprivation and fulfillment, it offers the satirical indignation of the storyteller's early fiction with an added darkness and narrative complexity. An absorbing plot and memorable characters combine to form a compelling tale of greed, poor judgment, and the redemptive power of love.