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Dombey and Son (Revised)
Dombey and Son (Revised) | Charles Dickens
A darkly witty tale of two siblings' struggle to achieve happiness in the shadow of their father's pride To Paul Dombey, business is all and money can do anything. He runs his family life as he runs his firm: coldly, calculatingly and commercially. The only person he cares for is his frail son, grooming him for entry into the family business; his daughter Florence, abandoned and ignored, craves affection from her unloving father, who sees her only as a 'base coin that couldn't be invested'. As Dombey's callousness extends to others - from his defiant second wife Edith, to Florence's admirer Walter Gay - he sows the seeds of his own destruction. Can this heartless businessman be redeemed? A compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, Dombey and Son explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family and on society as a whole. In his introduction, Andrew Sanders discusses the character of Paul Dombey, business and family relationships in "Dombey and Son" and their similarities to Dickens's own childhood. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading, appendices, notes and the original illustrations by 'Phiz'. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
Dombey and Son | Charles Dickens
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Just started the book in preparation for leading a group discussion on Goodreads. After spending this year in the library instead of the English classroom, it‘s exciting to have some literary analysis in my life! I‘m already fan-girling over nerdy things like anaphora and personification! 😁#BookNerdandProudofit

Clwojick I love that your wrote out a schedule! 🧡🧡🧡 2y
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Pip2
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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My office Secret Santa truly gets me. I also wanted to wish all my fellow bibliophiles a Happy Holidays!

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Libby1
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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Good morning, Littens!

I have found an oasis of calm this morning to try to power through the behemoth that is Dombey and Son.

I hope you all have a great day! ❤️📚❤️

Bookwormjillk That looks perfect 👍 3y
Mandoul Cafe Nero has often been my own oasis 😃 enjoy! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Enjoy!! ❤️ 3y
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Libby1
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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Each September I read a Dickens novel, and this year‘s selection is Dombey and Son. I was surprised to realise that I only have one more novel left to read after this, so it‘ll be Martin Chuzzlewit next year!

I love how this coffee shop honours those clever goats and that even cleverer Ethiopian goatherd, Kaldi, who discovered coffee.

Thank you, Goats! ❤️🐐❤️☕️❤️

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Ruthiella
Dombey and Son (Revised) | Charles Dickens
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My last of Dickens‘ completed novels and a real high note! Paul Dombey Sr. is crippled by his overweening pride and is jealous of the affection his son and heir shows for his sister. Tragic yes but also classic Dickens with its bright spots of humor and fantastic supporting characters! ❤️ #ClassicsChallenge2020

thebluestocking You are a Dickens machine!! 💙 5y
Ruthiella @thebluestocking I ❤️ Dickens. 5y
Centique That‘s so good to know. I am slowly getting round to finishing Dickens at one book a year! Will get to this one eventually 😍 5y
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Ruthiella @Centique I‘ve read him slowly too over the past 15 years. Now I get to reread ( or maybe read Edwin Droodge after all? I am wary of reading an unfinished novel...🤔) 5y
Centique @Ruthiella I‘ll be interested to hear what you think! That one will be years away for me 😂 Good to know it is an achievable goal though 👍 5y
Centique @Ruthiella what‘s your favourite? I think mine so far is Bleak House although I find myself remembering scenes from Great Expectations far more frequently. 5y
Ruthiella @Centique hard to say! Martin Chuzzlewit will always have a special place because it was the first. Bleak House, Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, and Little Dorrit are also favorites for me! 😀 5y
Reviewsbylola Of Dickens, I‘ve read A Tale of Two Cities, which I HATED, and A Christmas Carol, which was more enjoyable. What else should I try?! 5y
Ruthiella @Reviewsbylola I didn‘t like A Tale of Two Cities as much as I have others from Dickens. I would suggest you try Great Expectations next and if that‘s not your cup of tea, enjoy one of the many TV adaptations! They are wonderful (and less of a time investment!). 5y
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ColleenIsReading
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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Another ongoing Librivox listen that I‘ve been doing in bits and pieces for months. Currently in a stretch where I‘m listening a lot (and I‘m sure will add several more hours during the upcoming end of year readathon!) Mil Nicholson is a Librivox treasure—pro-level Reading and she is working her way through all of Dickens! I‘ve been doing Dickens in chronological order for the last couple of years, and this is the halfway book! #librivox

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ladyonequestion
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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And on to the next #Dickens

This is going to be a re-read of a book I studied at university. I think I enjoyed it originally.

A huge #mtbr 🏔️ at the moment, particularly as I have a full allocation of 10 library books going.

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JohnnieDun4
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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Pickpick

I'm slogging may way through to find out if this awful father will ever except the golden-hearted daughter. I still love dank, dark Dickens the night time observer but lordy be he takes his time serializing in a slower age.

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justagirlwithabook
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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KVanRead
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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This one took some Googley detective work, but it appears #TheGameChicken is a pugilistic sort of character in the novel Dombey and Son. Another one that‘s still TBR for me but I am intrigued by the great character name, definitely worthy of #Spankle #DickensianDecember @jenniferw88 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

jenniferw88 I like making it slightly difficult for you! 😂❤️ 7y
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Bookalong
Dombey and Son (Revised) | Charles Dickens
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"And there, with an aching void in his young heart, and all outside so cold, and bare, and strange, Paul sat as if he had taken life unfurnished, and the upholsterer were never coming."
~Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
What is your favorite Dickens?
#dickens #charlesdickens #penguinbooks #booksofoutdoors #bookish #bookworm #booklover #bookquote

Cinfhen Beautiful edition 💜 7y
Bookalong @Cinfhen Right?! it's my favorite out of all these editions soo 😍 7y
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quirkyreader
Dombey and Son | Charles Dickens
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I found a new copy of "Dombey And Son". My original copy got ruined when the roof in an old apartment leaked. Now the book is warped and the pages are stuck together. But I am keeping it for sentimental reasons. The other books were found on a sale table for .50 each. So you know the Penguin 60's came home with me. And the other Dickens book was a big score. Also another big score was the Bradbury book.

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BooknerdsLife
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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So sorry I haven't been here much cause my sister is visiting and so there were lots of cleaning before hand & then many things to catch up with her ☺️💖
TBH I was not always a Charles Dickens fan especially but liking his writings more as I get older.
Now let's talk about how Gorgeous is this copy of Dombey And Son!!! Love #PenguinEnglishLiterature
#gorgeousbooks #bookworn #PenguinBooks #PenguinClassics #CharlesDickens #Goodnight #belle

GypsyKat Great picture! 7y
BooknerdsLife @GypsyKat aww thank you so much ♥ 7y
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KerriNTurner
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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#junebookbugs #classicsTBR Just a few I own and am yet to read. The two in the middle which are hard to make out are Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, and Shirley by Charlotte Bronte.

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Amy_H
Dombey and Son (Revised) | Charles Dickens
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Pickpick

Interesting read, but I understand why it's not read more often. The plot is bit baggy and round about even compared to other Dickens novels. I thought Paul Dombey (the son) was one of the more interesting version of the angelic dying child.

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Amy_H
Dombey and Son (Revised) | Charles Dickens
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Making some progress with this and enjoying it. The son is an odd little character.

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Amy_H
Dombey & Son | Charles Dickens
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Book nerd birthday a few weeks ago.

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