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The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (in 30 Volumes, Illustrated) - Dombey and Son, Vol. I (Hardcover)
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The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (in 30 Volumes, Illustrated) - Dombey and Son, Vol. I (Hardcover)
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It is impossible to overstate the importance of British novelist
CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870) not only to literature in the English
language but to Western civilization on the whole. He is arguably
the first fiction writer to have become an international celebrity.
He popularized episodic fiction and the cliffhanger, which had a
profound influence on the development of film and television. He is
entirely responsible for the popular image of Victorian London that
still lingers today, and his characters-from Oliver Twist to
Ebenezer Scrooge, from Miss Havisham to Uriah Heep-have become not
merely iconic but mythic. But it was his stirring portraits of
ordinary people-not the upper classes or the aristocracy-and his
fervent cries for social, moral, and legal justice for the working
poor, and in particular for poor children, in the grim early
decades of the Industrial Revolution that powerfully impacted
social concerns well into the 20th century. Without Charles
Dickens, we may never have seen the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Upton
Sinclair, or even Bob Dylan. Here, in 30 beautiful volumes-complete
with all the original illustrations-is every published word written
by one of the most important writers ever. The essential
collector's set will delight anyone who cherishes English
literature...and who takes pleasure in constantly rediscovering its
joys. This volume contains Part I of Dombey and Son, which was
originally serialized in standalone installments between 1846 and
1848. Its full title, Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son:
Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation, hints at its tale of an
arrogant shipping magnate, around which Dickens hung commentary on
Victorian social practices and the dehumanizing nature of
industrialization.
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