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Dombey and Son
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Charles Dickens's novel follows Paul Dombey, a proud shipping magnate whose obsession with securing a male heir for his firm blinds him to his devoted daughter Florence. Suitable for readers of Victorian literature and those interested in themes of family, pride, and commerce.
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
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