The businessman hopes his son, Paul, will take over his business empire. Dombey and Son (1848) is a lesser-known work by Charles Dickens. The novel tells the tale of a dysfunctional family led by a heartless businessman. Dombey and Son is some way from being Charles Dickens’s most popular novel. Word Count: 1216. Paul Dombey is a man who runs his domestic affairs as he runs his business: calculatingly, callously, coldly and commercially. Publication date 1848 Publisher London : Bradbury and Evans Collection cdl; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor University of California Libraries Language English. Dombey sat in the corner of the darkened room in the great arm-chair by the bedside, and Son lay tucked up warm in a little basket bedstead, carefully disposed on a low settee immediately in front of the fire and close to it, as if his constitution were analogous to that of a muffin, and it was essential to toast him brown while he was very new. The work was a serial novel published each month from October 1846 until April 1848. This adaptation is very good, adaptation-wise and on its own. Last Updated on May 5, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. Addeddate 2008-03-11 05:57:28 Bookplateleaf 0005 Call number Dombey and Son study guide contains a biography of Charles Dickens, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Paul Dombey, his son and heir, who is the essence of Dombey’s life. Dombey & Son may not be one of Charles Dickens' best books but it is a very worthwhile read and it is one of his most poignant. Mr. Dombey's idealistic vision of his "Dombey and Son" shipping firm rests on the shoulders of his delicate son Paul. Dombey and Son is both a firm and a family and the ambiguous connection between public and private life lies at the heart of Dickens' novel. Monthly serial, October 1846-April 1848 "What was a girl to Dombey and Son!" 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