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
2Chapter 2. In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best-regulated Families.
3Chapter 3. In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department
4Chapter 4. In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures
5Chapter 5. Paul's Progress and Christening
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6Chapter 6. Paul's Second Deprivation
7Chapter 7. A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place: also of the State of Miss Tox's Affections
8Chapter 8. Paul's Further Progress, Growth and Character
9Chapter 9. In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble
10Chapter 10. Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster
11Chapter 11. Paul's Introduction to a New Scene
12Chapter 12. Paul's Education
13Chapter 13. Shipping Intelligence and Office Business
14Chapter 14. Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned, and goes Home for the Holidays
15Chapter 15. Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay
16Chapter 16. What the Waves were always saying
17Chapter 17. Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People
18Chapter 18. Father and Daughter
19Chapter 19. Walter goes away
20Chapter 20. Mr Dombey goes upon a Journey
21Chapter 21. New Faces
22Chapter 22. A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager
23Chapter 23. Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious
24Chapter 24. The Study of a Loving Heart
25Chapter 25. Strange News of Uncle Sol
26Chapter 26. Shadows of the Past and Future
27Chapter 27. Deeper Shadows
28Chapter 28. Alterations
29Chapter 29. The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs Chick
30Chapter 30. The interval before the Marriage
31Chapter 31. The Wedding
32Chapter 32. The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces
33Chapter 33. Contrasts
34Chapter 34. Another Mother and Daughter
35Chapter 35. The Happy Pair
36Chapter 36. Housewarming
37Chapter 37. More Warnings than One
38Chapter 38. Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance
39Chapter 39. Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner
40Chapter 40. Domestic Relations
41Chapter 41. New Voices in the Waves
42Chapter 42. Confidential and Accidental
43Chapter 43. The Watches of the Night
44Chapter 44. A Separation
45Chapter 45. The Trusty Agent
46Chapter 46. Recognizant and Reflective
47Chapter 47. The Thunderbolt
48Chapter 48. The Flight of Florence
49Chapter 49. The Midshipman makes a Discovery
50Chapter 50. Mr Toots's Complaint
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