Dombey and Son: Charles Dickens

`There`s no writing against such power as this - one has no chance` William Makepeace Thackeray

A compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, Dombey and Son explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunctional family. Paul Dombey runs his household as he runs his business: coldly, calculatingly and commercially. The only person he cares for is his little son, while his motherless daughter Florence is merely a `base coin that couldn`t be invested`. As Dombey`s callousness extends to others, including his defiant second wife Edith, he sows the seeds of his own destruction.