Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-27
DICkENS,S NEW wnpK

DiChENS'S NEW WORK. A new nov
el oy Dickens Is amongst the events of the
day: The first number of "D,.mbey aud
Son was published in London ou Tuesday
snd has been circulated over the country in
all directions. The sale has been immense
'he BEST proof OF the extraordinary populari
~ oi the writer, aud of the influence which.
ne continues To exercise over the popular
iniad IN England. The work is Ia b. com
pieted in twenty parts. and il will. in all pro-
taoiilty, add TO the resources not less than To
the reputation OF Dickens.
lhe tale II based on foundation sufficient
~ ample to develope all MIR Dickens's pow
ers. IL promises To embrace the commercial
ille oi London. and all kinds of Cockney lite.
rom the thriving merchant down to the hum
blest cosier mongcrs. Dickens is again on
his own ground snd n.vels IN his strength
There are some inimitable strokes of humour
anu doilery IN the opening chapters. aud
some thrilling touches OF nature told in that
peculiar aud unaffected STYLE for which tho
writer ~ celebrated. The characters stand
out, 40 Tar, IN contrast with any that the Wi
ter has delIncated. They are every day char
acleIs, but possess 80 many peculiar traits
sp+ah, ana act, AMI move in their respective
walks - easily. so naturally, that the fidelity
OF the portraits is iorced nv the power OF
truth ON the reader As the fame OF this eK-
'faoriinary writer Is not bound 10y geography;
as II extends To every part al the world
where Tue Eoglish language j. spoken, briei
glance at the plot may moi b. without interest
10 our more distant readers.
Mr.. Dombey is merchant i'm the CITY. with
a residence la the west end. lie has been
married ten years, aud is the father of two
Oahureh-a s'rl, ssN years old. and an infant
son, IN giving birth To whom the unfortunate
mother has expired. As the writer quantity
expresses u, Dombcy Is aged foriy eight
years Son iorty-eight minutes" The firm in
'he Guy has been for generation 4" Dombey
o"a So'i' ai'd the presence OF the little stran-
S't' VINO Is to Perpelualc the firm. greatly
hollhes TIC grief of the father Tor the loss
OF hls VIE. So anxious has l,e been for an
near The littie girl has been banished from his
pncscnce-ncglected, unove,l. uncarcd for
The tale opens with the death-of the mother
Snd the birth OF the iniant-told in the most
natural and ariistic way Imaginable.
ine care OF the infant Is the absorbing
lhouSht OF Mr.. Dombey's life lie has a
garruious sister, Mrs. Chick, who rcjoices m
The acquaintance of starchcd maiden tosdy
named Iox-boih sdmirably drawn charac-
'ers from every day lite Miss Tox j. com
inissioned TO lind wet nurse Tor the Dombcy,
Tor winch purpose she visits the Qccn Char
ioti Royal Marri.d Females" and there pops
hNhNot NOilldl udtltN iOoNlc, Tie
vile oi slocker, who has some half dozen
children. The whole family of the Toodirs,
mother, stoker, children. all are conveyed
10 The stately but gloomy mansion cf the
Domoeys' where an interview takes place of
the most serio-comic character, the perusai |
OF winch makes lis impressions oE the aching
nbs oil The reader. A painful touching scene
between The wet nurse and the neglected child |
follows, beautifully worked out, in the truth |
and feeling OF which every one with heart
IN hls bosom yInpathics-succccdod by ano. |
ther, handy less painful, between She unIeel- |
ing parent. wTapt up in dreams OF ambition /
AMI wealth, aud his innocent offspring. This
may be regarded the primary plot The |
secondary onc turns upon an old ships
instrument maker, 1aIned SJloman Gill,
and has nephew lad some ionrsesn or fifteen
Years OF sgr, who is just commenced his
-irrkshis IN the hou-c ol Dombey aud Son,
'nd who, II " elrsE will not only become an
'dven'urcs ail a sailor, bal play a very con.
'pIe1ous part 40 the narrative. Tie incidents
81 The tale may be Imagined; but il would De
1ngeneFous 10 anticipate them.
IL u contrary Ia our usual habit to notice
thus prominently the light literature of the |
day but whsIhsr regards the peculiar tai |
en's oil ue author, or thc immediate bearing |
which the incidents have to the commercial |
metropolis OF The world, we may stand par.
doned Tor having done 50.