Dombey and Son(III)董貝父子(英文版 上冊)
ThestoryofDombeyandSonbyCharlesDickensconcernsPaulDombey,thewealthyowneroftheshippingcompanyofthebook'stitle,whosedreamistohaveasontocontinuehisbusiness.Thebookbeginswhenhissonisborn,andDombey'swifediesshortlyaftergivingbirth.ThecallousneglectoffamilybypowerfulDombeytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."
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