Dombey en Zoon by Charles Dickens
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"Dombey en Zoon" by Charles Dickens is a novel first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848. It follows Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping firm owner obsessed with having a son to inherit his business, while coldly rejecting his devoted daughter Florence. When tragedy strikes and his dreams crumble, Dombey's pride leads him through a loveless marriage, betrayal, and devastating loss. This tale explores arranged marriages, social class divisions, and the
destructive power of ambition and neglect. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Barnard, Frederick, 1846-1896 |
| Translator | Mensing, C. M. |
| Uniform Title | Dombey and Son. Dutch |
| Title | Dombey en Zoon |
| Original Publication | Schiedam: H.A.M. Roelants, ~1880. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dombey_and_Son |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dysfunctional families -- Fiction |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Businesspeople -- Fiction |
| Subject | Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 74613 |
| Release Date | Oct 20, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 356 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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