To Paul Dombey, the business is everything, and he must have a son who will learn the business and eventually inherit it. Will his newborn, but sickly son be the fulfillment of his hopes and dreams? And what about his daughter Florence, who made the mistake of being born a girl? - Summary by Brad Filippone
Chapters
1 Dombey and Son 28 min 2 In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best-regulated Families 28 min 3 In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department 27 min 4 In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures 28 min 5 Paul's Progress and Christening 44 min 6 Paul's Second Deprivation 47 min 7 A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place: also of the State of Miss Tox's Affections 14 min 8 Paul's Further Progress, Growth and Character 51 min 9 In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble 30 min 10 Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster 30 min 11 Paul's Introduction to a New Scene 34 min 12 Paul's Education 42 min 13 Shipping Intelligence and Office Business 30 min 14 Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned, and goes Home for the Holidays 57 min 15 Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay 33 min 16 What the Waves were always saying 13 min 17 Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People 26 min 18 Father and Daughter 43 min 19 Walter goes away 29 min 20 Mr Dombey goes upon a Journey 34 min 21 New Faces 24 min 22 A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager 44 min 23 Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious 52 min 24 The Study of a Loving Heart 26 min 25 Strange News of Uncle Sol 21 min 26 Shadows of the Past and Future 38 min 27 Deeper Shadows 42 min 28 Alterations 24 min 29 The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs Chick 30 min 30 The Interval before the Marriage 36 min 31 The Wedding 41 min 32 The Wooden Midshipman goes to Pieces 43 min 33 Contrasts 32 min 34 Another Mother and Daughter 28 min 35 The Happy Pair 31 min 36 Housewarming 31 min 37 More Warnings than One 29 min 38 Miss Tox improves an Old Acquaintance 22 min 39 Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner 41 min 40 Domestic Relations 41 min 41 New Voices in the Waves 27 min 42 Confidential and Accidental 39 min 43 The Watches of the Night 23 min 44 A Separation 22 min 45 The Trusty Agent 21 min 46 Recognizant and Reflective 30 min 47 The Thunderbolt 50 min 48 The Flight of Florence 28 min 49 The Midshipman makes a Discovery 42 min 50 Mr Toots's Complaint 41 min 51 Mr Dombey and the World 21 min 52 Secret Intelligence 34 min 53 More Intelligence 38 min 54 The Fugitives 26 min 55 Rob the Grinder loses his Place 31 min 56 Several People delighted, and the Game Chicken disgusted 55 min 57 Another Wedding 20 min 58 After a Lapse 40 min 59 Retribution 50 min 60 Chiefly Matrimonial 31 min 61 Relenting 34 min 62 Final 15 min
