DEALINGS WITH THE FIRM OF DOMBEY AND SON WHOLESALE, RETAIL, AND FOR EXPORTATION |
Published 1846–1848 | Scene: | London, Brighton, and France | | Time: | About 1830 to 1846 | CHARACTERS | Mr. Dombey | A London merchant | | Head of the firm of Dombey and Son | | "Little Paul" | His son | | Florence | His daughter | | Called by little Paul, "Floy" | | Edith Granger | A widow | | Later, Mr. Dombey's wife | | Walter Gay | A clerk for Dombey and Son | | Later, Florence's husband | | Solomon Gills | His uncle | | A ship's instrument maker. Known as Old Sol | | Captain Cuttle | A retired seaman | | Bosom friend of Old Sol's | | Carker | Manager for Dombey and Son | | Mrs. Pipchin | Proprietress of a children's boarding-house at Brighton | | Later, Mr. Dombey's housekeeper | | Doctor Blimber | Proprietor of a boys' school at Brighton | | Major Bagstock | A retired army officer | | Diogenes | Doctor Blimber's dog | | Later a pet of Florence's |
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