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Dombey and Son

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: David Timson
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Dombey and Son is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialized London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The complete and unabridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.

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wonderful story and well read. we shall miss listening to it when travelling and with our lunch.

great entertainment

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David timson, what a magician , thank you for your excellent narration of this great story. Your character portrayal was fantastic.
I loved your Toots , but it is if no consequence.
Thank you

Narrator

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David Timson the narrator brings all Dickens’ characters alive- I’m in awe of how he gave each character its individual peculiarities and tone. I loved especially Mrs Pipchin and Susan Nipper. Also the exchanges between Rob the Grinder and Capting Cuttle. His skill matches Dickens’ skill in drawing the characters and interweaving their lives. Timson also reads sympathetically Dickens’ observations on social justice (or lack of it), the railway, the onward march of industry, and individual morality. Well worth listening to.

Very entertaining novel brilliantly read

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Wonderful book. It is so long and never thought I’d finish it but so glad I did. The reading of it was masterful. The reader brought all the characters to life eg mr Toots!

Dickens greatest novel

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I am working my way through all the Dickens novels and this is the best yet. The story is wonderful and the voices of each character paint their own pictures. The whole experience was just sublime.
Thank you Dickens and David Timson.

Fantastic!

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I had reached 67 years on this planet without reading this book, despite Charles Dickens being one of my favourite authors. Thank heavens I rectified that error by listening to this outstanding narration. Even at nearly 40 hours it still came to an end too soon.
The relationship between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, uncles and nephews, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, friends and acquaintances......it's all there!
If he were alive today I suspect Dickens would have made a great therapist.
Every character came alive but Captain Cuttle was my favourite, possibly because David Timson literally became him! Wonderful.

Outstanding!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Definitely yes, I've come to really enjoy the longer books in my collection, when well read like this of course, they allow you to inhabit their world.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dombey and Son?

"Let him remember it in that room, years to come" I first came across those words over 30 years ago, they've haunted me ever since.

What does David Timson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I love a good story really well read.

Any additional comments?

Dombey and Son is one of Dickens novels that is less well known which is a shame. Dickens characterisation is always phenomenal but he I've always thought he surpasses himself with
Mr Dombey who is his greatest monster

A Forgotten Classic

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A classic story but made even better by the brilliant narration. Even at 39 hours long this never gets boring.

Brilliant narration

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Narrator brilliant, brought the characters to life. the story is sentimental with, for me, two dimensional characters

brilliant narration.

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I was already familiar with Dombey and Son having read it twice before without the accompaniment of this Audible book. I always read the novels in hard copy while listening to achieve maximum enjoyment and in this case the experience has been sublime. John Timpson's reading is excellent and his many voices present these rich characters to perfection. I cannot recommend this audiobook more highly.

Wonderfull novel.

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