Dombey and Son (Part 1)

Charles Dickens

⏱ 8 minVictorian classic

Part 1 of 2. A cold, proud merchant lives only for his firm and his frail son, blind to the daughter who adores him, until the boy dies and the ice deepens. Dickens's novel of pride and a frozen heart.

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