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Our Mutual Friend Volume 1

Author
Charles Dickens
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
7 hours 56 minutes
ISBN
9781802562866
Published
30 January 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Inheritance
  • mystery
  • social class
  • redemption
  • love
  • River Thames
  • transformation
  • wealth
  • identity
  • Victorian London

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"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens explores wealth, greed, and social class in Victorian London. John Harmon, presumed dead, returns in disguise to claim his inheritance. He falls for kind-hearted Lizzie Hexam, while navigating a web of deceit, romance, and moral corruption. Characters like the Veneerings and Boffins highlight societal hypocrisy, while the Thames River symbolizes life's ebb and flow. A tale of love, redemption, and the transformative power of humanity.

Author

Charles Dickens is widely considered to be one of the most influential authors of the 19th century. His works, which are frequently used to analyze Victorian literature and culture, exemplify a unique narrative style that provides an in-depth exploration of characters and their relationships with their respective social milieu. His use of realism, satire, and dark humor has been credited as a major influence on many modern authors.

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