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''There''s no writing against such power as this - one has no chance'' William Makepeace Thackeray

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. Paul Dombey runs his household as he runs his business: coldly, calculatingly and commercially. The only person he cares for is his little son, while his motherless daughter Florence is merely a ''base coin that couldn''t be invested''. As Dombey''s callousness extends to others, including his defiant second wife Edith, he sows the seeds of his own destruction.

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Andrew Sanders



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“There’s no writing against such power as this—one has no chance.”—William Makepeace Thackeray

Dombey and Son

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 26 September 2002
      ISBN-13 9780140435467
      978-0140435467
      ISBN-10 0140435468
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      Books by Charles Dickens

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''There''s no writing against such power as this - one has no chance'' William Makepeace Thackeray

      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. Paul Dombey runs his household as he runs his business: coldly, calculatingly and commercially. The only person he cares for is his little son, while his motherless daughter Florence is merely a ''base coin that couldn''t be invested''. As Dombey''s callousness extends to others, including his defiant second wife Edith, he sows the seeds of his own destruction.

      Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Andrew Sanders



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      “There’s no writing against such power as this—one has no chance.”—William Makepeace Thackeray

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