"Dombie and Son" (D.T.) Dombey and Son is a novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was first published in parts monthly between October 1, 1846, and April 1, 1848, and in one volume in 1848, with illustrations by Hablo Knight Brown. The full title of the novel is “Domby and Son Trading House” . Wholesale, retail and export trade" . The book tells about the fate of a shipping company, the owner of which is disappointed that he does not have a son to help with business at work. He initially rejects his daughter's love, but eventually reconciles with her before he dies. The plot features many themes specific to Dickens, such as marriages, child abuse, betrayal, deception, and relationships between people from different classes. Dickens began writing Dombie and Son in Lausanne, Switzerland, before returning to England.