The son Dombey has long desired to be his heir. His mother dies giving birth to him, and Paul the Younger is sickly as a result. He never inherits the merchant business because he dies young in the care of his sister, Florence in London
Dombey and Son
First published as a 20 part monthly serial, Dombey and Son is the tale of Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping merchant who desires a son. His wife dies giving birth to this son, Paul the Younger, who Dombey focuses all his affection on at the expense...
Wife of Jeremiah Flintwinch, she helps Arthur Clennam's mother, Mrs. Clennam, run the family business
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
After years abroad working in the family business, Arthur Clennam returns to England and befriends Amy Dorrit. He loses money in Mr. Merdle's banking scam and winds up in debtor's prison with Amy, where she cares for him when his health fails. He...
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
Flintwich is the clerk for the Clennam family business. Arthur gives him his share of the business. Married to Affery, Jeremiah conspires with his brother Ephraim against Mrs. Clennam
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
Anthony Chuzzlewit is the owner of an old-established warehouse firm. He is the brother of old Martin Chuzzlewit and the father of Jonas Chuzzlewit. Mr. Anthony Chuzzlewit is a greedy and tight-fisted business man who breeds these same qualities...
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, The
Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
He is the owner of Pubsey and Co., a moneylending business, even though he is very young. He is thin with sandy colored hair, small eyes, and cheeks the color of peaches. He tries to arrange a marriage with Georgina Podsnap, but is unsuccessful. ...
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
An insolvent-court attorney employed by Mr. Weller. "The Attorneys who sit at a large bare table below the Commissioners are after all the greatest curiosities. The professional establishment of the more opulent of these gentlemen consists of...
Pickwick Papers, The
A series of adventures of Mr. Samuel Pickwick and three friends, who travel around the environs of London
Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, miserly old man who gets a warning to change his ways before it is too late
Christmas Carol, A
A Christmas Carol, is a novella that was first published in December 1843. The main character, Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, miserly old man who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. He wants to help Scrooge reform...
Jacob Marley is the former business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge who died several years ago on Christmas Eve. He was a mean old miser like Scrooge and is suffering because of it in the afterlife. So Marley's ghost comes to visit Scrooge on...
Christmas Carol, A
A Christmas Carol, is a novella that was first published in December 1843. The main character, Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, miserly old man who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. He wants to help Scrooge reform...
Bob Cratchit works as a clerk in Scrooge's business office. He is a poor, but happy, man with a wife and children. His youngest son, Tiny Tim, becomes an integral part of Scrooge's eventual reformation
Christmas Carol, A
A Christmas Carol, is a novella that was first published in December 1843. The main character, Ebenezer Scrooge is a bitter, miserly old man who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley. He wants to help Scrooge reform...
The peg-legged assistant of headmaster Creakle at David's school, Salem House. He lost his leg working for Creakle in the hops business
David Copperfield
David Copperfield is the partly autobiographical story of the trials of a boy born at the Rookery, Blunderstone. His father dies before he is born, and his mother marries Mr. Murdstone, who is cruel to the boy. When she dies, he is sent to work in...
Head of the Dombey family, has long desired a son. Instead, his first born is his daughter Florence, whom he despises. Although his wife eventually gives him a son, Paul, she dies giving birth. Paul does not reach adulthood. Dombey remarries but...
Dombey and Son
First published as a 20 part monthly serial, Dombey and Son is the tale of Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping merchant who desires a son. His wife dies giving birth to this son, Paul the Younger, who Dombey focuses all his affection on at the expense...
The son Dombey has long desired to be his heir. His mother dies giving birth to him, and Paul the Younger is sickly as a result. He never inherits the merchant business because he dies young in the care of his sister, Florence in London
Dombey and Son
First published as a 20 part monthly serial, Dombey and Son is the tale of Paul Dombey, a wealthy shipping merchant who desires a son. His wife dies giving birth to this son, Paul the Younger, who Dombey focuses all his affection on at the expense...
Mr. John Wemmick is employed as Mr. Jagger's clerk. In London, he is all business and a bit gruff. He lives with his father the Aged at Walworth in a small castle replica including a moat and drawbridge. At home, Mr. Wemmick is warm and...
Great Expectations
Great Expectations is Dickens's 13th novel. It appeared in monthly installments from December 1860 to August 1961 in the periodical All the Year Round. It was also published in the United States in Harper's Weekly. It is one of Dickens's best...
Flintwich is the clerk for the Clennam family business. Arthur gives him his share of the business. Married to Affery, Jeremiah conspires with his brother Ephraim against Mrs. Clennam
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit was originally published in 20 parts in 19 monthly installments, with the last two parts published in a double installment. William Dorrit, father of the title character, Amy, has been sent to Marshalsea debtor's prison in London,...
Mr. Jonas Chuzzlewit is the son of Anthony Chuzzlewit. Mr. Jonas displays the same greedy, tight-fisted qualities of his father. Together, they operated the firm of Anthony Chuzzlewit and Son, Manchester Warehousemen. Impatient to have the...
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
Anthony Chuzzlewit is the owner of an old-established warehouse firm. He is the brother of old Martin Chuzzlewit and the father of Jonas Chuzzlewit. Mr. Anthony Chuzzlewit is a greedy and tight-fisted business man who breeds these same qualities...
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit appeared in monthly parts, January 1843-July 1844, as Charles Dickens' sixth novel. The novel was not as successful as earlier novels, although Dickens thought it was best of his stories to that point. Dickens' 1842 trip to...
He is a business associate of Ralph Nickleby, being a nobleman of Mulberry Castle in North Wales. He acts like a reprobate, pursuing Kate to humiliate her for rejecting him. Nicholas beats him in a fight and Hawk swears he will avenge himself,...
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens' third novel, is about social injustice in England. Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and the family, Nicholas, sister Kate, and their mother, are forced to move to London to ask for assistance from their Uncle Ralph...
He is a seventy-year old moneylender and business associate of Ralph Nickleby. He is old, ugly, and withered. He is a miser and lives in an old, dismal, sparsely furnished house. He conspires with Ralph Nickleby to force Madeline Bray, a very...
Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, The
Nicholas Nickleby, Dickens' third novel, is about social injustice in England. Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and the family, Nicholas, sister Kate, and their mother, are forced to move to London to ask for assistance from their Uncle Ralph...
He is an older Jewish man who earns a living as a manager of Pubsey and Co., a money lending business. He has a beard and long grey hair. He is kind, honest, and very patient. He helps care for Jenny Wren and Lizzie Hexam
Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, addresses the issues of money, social class, and human values. John Harmon, heir to his father's fortune made as a dust collector, pretends to be dead in order to find out what people thought about him. He...
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