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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. Paul dombey, a wealthy owner of a shipping company always wanted to have a son to continue his business. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Charles dickens the hopes of mr dombey for the future of his shipping firm are centred on his delicate son paul, and florence, his devoted daughter, is unloved and neglected. Download charles dickens s dombey and son for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile.
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