Dombey and Son

1848 novel by Charles Dickens
VisualArtwork literary_work Q963659
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Dombey and Son

Summary

Dombey and Son is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dombey and Son authored Charles Dickens[3].
  • Dombey and Son's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Dombey and Son's illustrator is recorded as Hablot Knight Browne[5].
  • Dombey and Son was published by Bradbury and Evans[6].
  • Dombey and Son's genre is social criticism[7].
  • Dombey and Son followed Pictures from Italy[8].
  • Dombey and Son was followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain[9].
  • Dombey and Son's Commons category is recorded as Dombey and Son[10].
  • Dombey and Son's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Dombey and Son's country of origin is recorded as England[12].
  • Dombey and Son was published on +1848-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Dombey and Son's has edition or translation is recorded as Dombey and Son[14].
  • Dombey and Son's has edition or translation is recorded as Dombey and Son : ELTeC edition[15].
  • Dombey and Son's has edition or translation is recorded as Dealings with the firm of Dombey and Son, wholesale, retail, and for exportation (first edition)[16].
  • Dombey and Son's has edition or translation is recorded as Dombey and Son (digital edition)[17].
  • Dombey and Son's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111533525[18].
  • Dombey and Son's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[19].
  • Dombey and Son's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Export'}[20].
  • Dombey and Son's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dombey and Son'}[21].
  • Dombey and Son's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dombey sat in the corner of the darkened room in the great arm-chair by the bedside, and Son lay tucked up warm in a little basket bedstead, carefully disposed on a low settee immediately in front of the fire and close to it, as if his constitution were analogous to that of a muffin, and it was essential to toast him brown while he was very new.'}[22].
  • Dombey and Son's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Better, far better, that they whispered of that region in our childish ears, and the swift river hurried us away!'}[23].
  • Dombey and Son's derivative work is recorded as Dombey and Son[24].
  • Dombey and Son's derivative work is recorded as Dombey and Son[25].
  • Dombey and Son's derivative work is recorded as Q3034678[26].
  • Dombey and Son's derivative work is recorded as Dombey and Son[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dombey and Son authored Charles Dickens[3]. It was published by Bradbury and Evans[6].

Publication

Dombey and Son was released on +1848-00-00T00:00:00Z[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is social criticism[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dombey and Son followed Pictures from Italy[8]. It was followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain[9].

Why It Matters

Dombey and Son ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (333 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . gutenberg.org. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gutenberg.org. gutenberg.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Illustrator Hablot Knight Browne
    Publisher Bradbury and Evans
    Instance of literary work
    Genre social criticism
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