Dombey and Son

Nicholas Nickleby (Penguin Classics)

Author: Charles Dickens

There’s no writing against such power as this – one has no chance’ William Makepeace ThackerayA compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, Dombey and Son explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family. Paul Dombey runs his household as he runs his business: coldly, calculatingly and commercially. The only person he care….Read More

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