Dombey and Son: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Dombey and Son, credited to Charles Dickens, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens. Read by Mil Nicholson Charles Dickens the author of Dombey and Son, originally wrote the book in installments which were published from October 1846 to April 1848 under the title Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. The story centers around Paul Dombey, the stern owner of the Firm. He is totally immersed in having his newly born son continue the business, and entirely neglects his daughter Florence. Tragedy occurs, and Florence’s plight worsens. As the years go by, Mr. Dombey sees to it that the man she loves, his employee, is sent far away. Mr Dombey remarries, but his marriage is eventually destroyed, his fortune gone, he becomes destitute. Finally he accepts help from his daughter, and life changes for him. Many wonderful characters interweave the tale, as in all Dickens literary masterpieces. (Summary by Mil Nicholson)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Dombey and Son
• Author credits: Charles Dickens
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 63
• Listed recording duration: 40:21:59

Catalogue topics

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• books
• free
• public
• audio
• reading

Opening tracks: first 24 of 63

1. Chapter 00: Prefaces of 1848 and 1867 — 3:57
2. Chapter 01: Dombey and Son — 34:24
3. Chapter 02: In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that will sometimes arise in the best-regulated Families — 34:22
4. Chapter 03: In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home-Department — 31:43
5. Chapter 04: In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Adventures — 36:02
6. Chapter 05: Paul's Progress and Christening — 51:17
7. Chapter 06: Paul's Second Deprivation — 55:38
8. Chapter 07: A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-place; also of the state of Miss Tox's Affections — 15:30
9. Chapter 08: Paul's further Progress, Growth, and Character — 59:52
10. Chapter 09: In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble — 36:19
11. Chapter 10: Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster — 35:56
12. Chapter 11: Paul's Introduction to a New Scene — 40:01
13. Chapter 12: Paul's Education — 50:15
14. Chapter 13: Shipping Intelligence and Office Business — 36:46
15. Chapter 14: Paul grows more and more Old-fashioned. and goes Home for the holidays — 1:03:23
16. Chapter 15: Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle, and a new Pursuit for Walter Gay — 39:00
17. Chapter 16: What the Waves were always saying — 15:52
18. Chapter 17: Captain Cuttle does a little Business for the Young People — 32:00
19. Chapter 18: Father and Daughter — 49:07
20. Chapter 19: Walter goes away — 36:14
21. Chapter 20: Mr Dombey goes upon a journey — 40:03
22. Chapter 21: New Faces — 29:31
23. Chapter 22: A Trifle of Management by Mr Carker the Manager — 52:08
24. Chapter 23: Florence solitary, and the Midshipman mysterious — 59:35

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