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Our Mutual Friend

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  • Nov, 1865
  • #Literature #Wealth
Charles Dickens
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A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John H... Show More

A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heap’s expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights “Noddy” Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes “the Golden Dustman.” Charles Dickens’s last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend encompasses the great themes of his earlier works: the pretensions of the nouveaux riches, the ingenuousness of the aspiring poor, and the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it. With its flavorful cast of characters and numerous subplots, Our Mutual Friend is one of Dickens’s most complex—and satisfying—novels.

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Number of Pages: 801

ISBN: 0375761144

ISBN-13: 9780375761140

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Daniel Martin @mdanielmartin · Sep 6, 2022
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Dickens's Bleak House or Our Mutual Friend. Bleak House is my personal favorite. My undergrad students were surprised at how much they loved it when I taught it last.
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