Dombey and Son

Dombey and Son
Cover of serial edition, fifth instalment, February 1847
AuthorCharles Dickens
Original titleDealings with the Firm
of Dombey and Son:
Wholesale, Retail
and for Exportation
IllustratorHablot Knight Browne (Phiz)
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublishedSerial 1 October 1846 – 1 April 1848;
Book 12 April 1848
PublisherBradbury & Evans
Publication placeEngland
Media typePrint (Serial, Hardback, and Paperback)
Preceded byMartin Chuzzlewit 
Followed byDavid Copperfield 

Dombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It follows the fortunes of a shipping firm owner, who is frustrated at the lack of a son to follow him in his footsteps; he initially rejects his daughter's love before eventually becoming reconciled with her before his death.

The story features many Dickensian themes, such as arranged marriages, child cruelty, betrayal, deceit, and relations between people from different British social classes. The novel was first published in monthly parts between 1846 and 1848, with illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz").