# Mr. Dombey — Dombey and Son character guide

> Mr. Dombey in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Dombey, Mr. Dombey, Paul Dombey Sr.

**First appearance:** 0004-i-dombey-and-son

## Who they are

Proud, cold-hearted head of the Dombey shipping firm, obsessed with a male heir.

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