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Dombey and Son

Written by: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: David Timson
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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.

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Mediocre Dickens is still better than most

I am biased by my love of Dickens, and feel much of his lesser work is still far above most authors. The reason I didn’t like this one quite as much as some of his others is the lack of social satire and humour. Most of Dickens books critique mich of Victorian England by the use of satire, but that was missing in Dombey & Son. The book still includes Dickens‘ outstanding ability to develop characters and create images in the mind by his vivid words.
For a comparison of my Dickens‘ taste I would rank David Copperfield, The Old Curiosity Shop and Little Dorrit at the top. A Christmas Carol would rank at the very bottom; and Dombey & Son would be just above that.
The narration of this unabridged and complete book was excellent.

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