Dombey and Son (version 2)
Charles Dickens
62 chapters · 44 h 35 min · English
Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)
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Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born, and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth.
As with most of Dickens' work, a number of socially significant themes are to be found in this book. In particular the book deals with the then-prevalent common practice of arranged marriages for financial gain. Other themes to be detected within this work include child cruelty (particularly in Dombey's treatment of Florence), familial relationships, and as ever in Dickens, betrayal and deceit and the consequences thereof. (Wikipedia)
Chapters
1 01 - Dombey and Son 38 min 2 02 - In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that 39 min 3 03 - In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department 35 min 4 04 - In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures 38 min 5 05 - Pauls Progress and Christening 58 min 6 06 - Paul's Second Deprivation 1 h 5 min 7 07 - A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-Place; also of the State of Miss Tox's Affections 18 min 8 08 - Paul's further Progress, Growth, and Character 1 h 8 min 9 09 - In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble 40 min 10 10 - Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster 43 min 11 11 - Paul's Introduction to a New Scene 47 min 12 12 - Paul's Education 58 min 13 13 - Shipping Intelligence and Office Business 40 min 14 14 - Paul Grows More and More Old-Fashioned and Goes Home for the Holidays 1 h 15 min 15 15 - Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle and a New Pursuit for Walter Gay 48 min 16 16 - What the Waves Were Always Saying 17 min 17 17 - Captain Cuttle does a Little Business for the Young People 33 min 18 18 - Father and Daughter 57 min 19 19 - Walter Goes Away 38 min 20 20 - Mr. Dombey goes upon a journey 45 min 21 21 - New Faces 32 min 22 22 - A Trifle of Management by Mr. Carker the Manager 59 min 23 23 - Florence Solitary and the Midshipman Mysterious 1 h 8 min 24 24 - The Study of a Loving Heart 34 min 25 25 - Strange News of Uncle Sol 28 min 26 26 - Shadows of the Past and Future" 48 min 27 27 - Deeper Shadows 54 min 28 28 - Alterations 33 min 29 29 - The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs. Chick 38 min 30 30 - The Interval Before the Marriage 49 min 31 31 - The Wedding 52 min 32 32 - The Wooden Midshipman Goes to Pieces 53 min 33 33 - Contrasts 43 min 34 34 - Another Mother and Daughter 36 min 35 35 - The Happy Pair 38 min 36 36 - Housewarming 39 min 37 37 - More Warnings than One 36 min 38 38 - Miss Tox Improves an Old Acquaintance 29 min 39 39 - Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner 54 min 40 40 - Domestic Relations 52 min 41 41 - New Voices in the Waves 33 min 42 42 - Confidential and Accidental 47 min 43 43 - The Watchers of the Night 27 min 44 44 - A Separation 31 min 45 45 - The Trusty Agent 26 min 46 46 - Recognizant and Reflective 39 min 47 47 - The Thunderbolt 1 h 6 min 48 48 - The Flight of Florence 35 min 49 49 - The Midshipman Makes a Discovery 52 min 50 50 - Mr. Toot's Complaint 52 min 51 51 - Mr Dombey and the World 26 min 52 52 - Secret Intelligence 45 min 53 53 - More Intelligence 48 min 54 54 - The Fugitives 33 min 55 55 - Rob The Grinder Loses His Place 38 min 56 56 - Several People Delighted and the Game Chicken Disgusted 1 h 9 min 57 57 - Another Wedding 26 min 58 58 - After a Lapse 47 min 59 59 - Retribution 1 h 60 60 - Chiefly Matrimonial 41 min 61 61 - Relenting 39 min 62 62 - Final 19 min