Length37h 3m
About this audiobook
"Dombey and Son" is a classic novel by Charles Dickens that explores themes of wealth, class, and family relationships. The story centers on the wealthy and proud Paul Dombey, who runs a shipping company and cares deeply about his business. He lacks warmth towards his daughter Florence because he wants a male heir to continue the family business. After his son and wife die, he finally recognizes for the first time his daughter's worth. The novel offers critiques of social and gender dynamics while exploring the importance of love and kindness.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length37 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 1, 1848
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Dombey and Son
2In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best-regulated Families.
3In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department
4In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures
5Paul’s Progress and Christening
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6Paul’s Second Deprivation
7A Bird’s-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox’s Dwelling-place
8Paul’s Further Progress, Growth and Character
9In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble
10Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman’s Disaster
11Paul’s Introduction to a New Scene
12Paul’s Education
13Shipping Intelligence and Office Business
14Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned, and goes Home for the Holidays
15Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay
16What the Waves were always saying
17Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People
18Father and Daughter
19Walter goes away
20Mr Dombey goes upon a Journey
21New Faces
22A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager
23Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious
24The Study of a Loving Heart
25 Strange News of Uncle Sol
26Shadows of the Past and Future
27Deeper Shadows
28Alterations
29The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs Chick
30The interval before the Marriage
31The Wedding
32The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces
33Contrasts
34Another Mother and Daughter
35The Happy Pair
36Housewarming
37More Warnings than One
38 Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance
39Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner
40Domestic Relations
41New Voices in the Waves
42Confidential and Accidental
43The Watches of the Night
44A Separation
45The Trusty Agent
46Recognizant and Reflective
47The Thunderbolt
48The Flight of Florence
49The Midshipman makes a Discovery
50Mr Toots’s Complaint
