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Pros
Dombey is also where dickens starts using an overriding symbol for his longer works - here the railroads as a symbol of progress and brute force. But to recapture and jusitfy my initial point, this book is a marvelous starting point to read dickens. T... Read More
The novel is fundamentally, thematically, and emotionally timeless. It's an unforgettable journey -- told in beautiful prose, and dazzling cleverness.
It is second only to david copperfield and bleak house. The book is bleak, but the writing is brilliant.
Cons
Much too long, too maudlin and the characters too are all stereotypes. She is too good to be true, and that * the story.
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Quality
Plot twists with the inclusion of victorian views on women.
Not by 21st century definitions, perhaps, but by the standards of his own time, definitely.
Packaging/appearance
There are(as typical of dickens)many grotesques in the novel-some good(the affectionate and good-natured captain cuttle,the s... Read More
In addition, it is clear from the construction of this masterpiece that dickens had this work well thought out from the very start.
I found the the parts with edith and mr.
Competitiveness
Thanks very much to dwellingbooks for their prompt shipment and excellant price.
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The introductory material begins with page nine and there are not eight pages before it
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The actual pages of the book are 938 if you count everything but the flyleaves
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There seems to be at the top of every other page a few word summary of what is on two pages
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Chestertons introduction written for everymans 1907 edition
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Lucy hugheshallett wrote a fine introduction to this 1994 edition
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Unfortunately there are several typos in this eedition and some misspellings as well
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I expect this of a free ebook but not of one that i pay for
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
In true dickensian form the business suffers and causes a maelstrom of ripple effects across the expanse of the novel
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