Dombey en Zoon
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"Dombey en Zoon" by Charles Dickens is a novel first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848. It follows Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping firm owner obsessed with having a son to inherit his business, while coldly rejecting his devoted daughter Florence. When tragedy strikes and his dreams crumble, Dombey's pride leads him through a loveless marriage, betrayal, and devastating loss. This tale explores arranged marriages, social class divisions, and the destructive power of ambition and neglect. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
England -- Fiction Dysfunctional families -- Fiction Domestic fiction Fathers and daughters -- Fiction Businesspeople -- Fiction Family-owned business enterprises -- Fiction