Dombey ja Poika 1

by Charles Dickens

"Dombey ja Poika 1" by Charles Dickens is a novel first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848. Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping company owner, obsesses over having a son to inherit his business while coldly rejecting his daughter Florence's love. When his frail son dies young, Dombey enters a loveless marriage with the proud Edith Granger. As betrayal and manipulation unfold through his calculating manager Mr. Carker, the family splinters apart, leaving Florence desperately seeking the affection her father refuses to give.