{"product_id":"2940012704672","title":"Dombey and Son (THE GREAT CLASSICS LIBRARY)","description":"What inspired Dickens to tackle this theme? A man so obsessed with having a male heir that he neglects and even abuses the daughter who adores him. Not the least of Dickens' accomplishments is that he finds nobility in the relentlessly oblivious Dombey Sr. - a very hard man to like. The jewel and heart of the novel, though, is little Florence, a cousin to Little Nell, and who might be almost as unbelievable in her dedication to a heartless father were the real world not so filled with equally devoted daughters trying to win a parents' love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo, this is not the first time Dickens painted the bond between a brother and a sister, but the young age of \"Flo\" and Paul here makes it all the more heartrending. With this, a beautiful woman enslaved by her own beauty and its uses, a stolid admirable sailor and a truly vile villain whose ultimate comeuppance is almost gleeful in its extremity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Dickens' lesser known novels, but well worth the discovery.","brand":"Revenant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081612148976,"sku":"2940012704672","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012704672_p0.jpg?v=1763571448","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012704672","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}