Length37h 35m
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The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born, and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth. Following the advice of Mrs Louisa Chick, his sister, Dombey employs a wet nurse named Mrs Richards (Toodle). Dombey already has a daughter, Florence, whom he neglects. One day, Mrs Richards, Florence and her maid, Susan Nipper, secretly pay a visit to Mrs Richard's house in Staggs's Gardens so that she can see her children. During this trip, Florence becomes separated and is kidnapped for a short time by Good Mrs Brown before being returned to the streets. She makes her way to Dombey and Son's offices in the City and is guided there by Walter Gay, an employee, who first introduces her to his uncle, the navigation instrument maker Solomon Gills, at his shop the Wooden Midshipman… (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length37 hrs 35 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1. Dombey and Son
33Chapter 33. Contrasts
2Chapter 2. In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best-regulated Families.
34Chapter 34. Another Mother and Daughter
3Chapter 3. In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department
35Chapter 35. The Happy Pair
4Chapter 4. In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures
36Chapter 36. Housewarming
5Chapter 5. Paul's Progress and Christening
37Chapter 37. More Warnings than One
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6Chapter 6. Paul's Second Deprivation
38Chapter 38. Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance
7Chapter 7. A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place: also of the State of Miss Tox's Affections
39Chapter 39. Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner
8Chapter 8. Paul's Further Progress, Growth and Character
40Chapter 40. Domestic Relations
9Chapter 9. In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble
41Chapter 41. New Voices in the Waves
10Chapter 10. Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster
42Chapter 42. Confidential and Accidental
11Chapter 11. Paul's Introduction to a New Scene
43Chapter 43. The Watches of the Night
12Chapter 12. Paul's Education
44Chapter 44. A Separation
13Chapter 13. Shipping Intelligence and Office Business
45Chapter 45. The Trusty Agent
14Chapter 14. Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned, and goes Home for the Holidays
46Chapter 46. Recognizant and Reflective
15Chapter 15. Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay
47Chapter 47. The Thunderbolt
16Chapter 16. What the Waves were always saying
48Chapter 48. The Flight of Florence
17Chapter 17. Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People
49Chapter 49. The Midshipman makes a Discovery
18Chapter 18. Father and Daughter
50Chapter 50. Mr Toots's Complaint
19Chapter 19. Walter goes away
51Chapter 51. Mr Dombey and the World
20Chapter 20. Mr Dombey goes upon a Journey
52Chapter 52. Secret Intelligence
21Chapter 21. New Faces
53Chapter 53. More Intelligence
22Chapter 22. A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager
54Chapter 54. The Fugitives
23Chapter 23. Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious
55Chapter 55. Rob the Grinder loses his Place
24Chapter 24. The Study of a Loving Heart
56Chapter 56. Several People delighted, and the Game Chicken disgusted
25Chapter 25. Strange News of Uncle Sol
57Chapter 57. Another Wedding
26Chapter 26. Shadows of the Past and Future
58Chapter 58. After a Lapse
27Chapter 27. Deeper Shadows
59Chapter 59. Retribution
28Chapter 28. Alterations
60Chapter 60. Chiefly Matrimonial
29Chapter 29. The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs Chick
61Chapter 61. Relenting
30Chapter 30. The interval before the Marriage
62Chapter 62. Final
31Chapter 31. The Wedding
63Preface Of 1848
32Chapter 32. The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces
64Preface Of 1867
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