Original Publication
Dombey and Son was originally published in 19 monthly instalments; each cost one shilling (except for the last, which cost two shillings, being a double issue) and contained 32 pages of text with two illustrations by Phiz:
- I - October 1846 (chapters 1-4);
- II - November 1846 (chapters 5-7);
- III - December 1846 (chapters 8-10);
- IV - January 1847 (chapters 11-13);
- V - February 1847 (chapters 14-16);
- VI - March 1847 (chapters 17-19);
- VII - April 1847 (chapters 20-22);
- VIII - May 1847 (chapters 23-25);
- IX - June 1847 (chapters 26-28);
- X - July 1847 (chapters 29-31);
- XI - August 1847 (chapters 32-34);
- XII - September 1847 (chapters 35-38);
- XIII - October 1847 (chapters 39-41);
- XIV - November 1847 (chapters 42-45);
- XV - December 1847 (chapters 46-48);
- XVI - January 1848 (chapters 49-51);
- XVII - February 1848 (chapters 52-54);
- XVIII - March 1848 (chapters 55-57);
- XIX-XX - April 1848 (chapters 58-62).
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