'For not an orphan in the wide world can be so deserted as the child who is an outcast from a living parent's love.'
A cautionary tale of the consequences of too much pride, ambition and status, Dombey and Son is a classic Dickensian work, and one which is still adapted across film, television and radio to this day.
Paul Dombey, a wealthy and arrogant businessman, is consumed with the need to have a male heir to carry on his name and legacy. Once gifted with a son, Paul Jr., he grows even more neglectful of his daughter, Florence; he acts coldly towards her, reserving his attention only for his son. But tragedy strikes when Paul Jr. becomes unwell, and Dombey is forced to adapt his priorities in life. As heartrending as it is comic, this novel elegantly explores complex family dynamics, personal loss and, ultimately, redemption. This audiobook is brilliantly narrated by Jonathan Keeble.
Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the twentieth century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read, performed and adapted today.