Our Mutual Friend
eBook - ePub

Our Mutual Friend

  1. 864 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Our Mutual Friend

About this book

"Of all the Dickens I’ve read … Our Mutual Friend remains my favorite." — Jane Smiley.
A young man returns from abroad to claim his inheritance — but he never arrives and is presumed to have drowned in the Thames. Mr. and Mrs. Boffin, a warmhearted, working-class couple, are the next heirs in line, and their generosity is tested when their windfall opens the door to a vast gallery of scoundrels, strivers, and social climbers.
Charles Dickens's genius for observing and characterizing people from every walk of life sparkles in this, his final complete novel. The great storyteller's cast of extraordinary personalities ranges from grasping Mr. Podsnap and greedy Silas Wegg to selfless Lizzie Hexam, insanely jealous Bradley Headstone, and spoiled Bella Wilfer, whose initial disappointment paves the way for a change of heart. Blending elements of mystery, horror, romance, and farce, Dickens paints a brooding portrait of the minds and motives of desperate people as well as a delightful satire of middle-class snobbery.

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Information

Year
2017
Print ISBN
9780486812458
eBook ISBN
9780486821030

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Book the First—The Cup and the Lip
  6. Book the Second—Birds of a Feather
  7. Book the Third—A Long Lane
  8. Book the Fourth—A Turning
  9. The Last. The Voice of Society
  10. Postscript. In Lieu of Preface