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Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens
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Description for Our Mutual Friend
Paperback. John Harmon returns to England after years in exile to claim his inheritance: a great fortune and a beautiful young woman to whom he is betrothed, but has never met. When Harmon's body is pulled out of the Thames, all of London is fascinated by the mystery of the murdered man and his unclaimed riches. Num Pages: 928 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 45. Weight in Grams: 554.
'Perhaps his greatest work. The great novel of London: dark, wise, unsentimental' William Boyd
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK HORNBY
John Harmon returns to England after years in exile to claim his inheritance: a great fortune and a beautiful young woman to whom he is betrothed, but has never met. When Harmon's body is pulled out of the Thames, all of London is fascinated by the mystery of the murdered man and his unclaimed riches. Scavengers, social-climbers, lawyers and teachers, a money-lender and a dolls-dressmaker, men and women both honest and villainous, will all become embroiled in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
928
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099540694
SKU
V9780099540694
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-33
About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as ... Read more
Reviews for Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend made me want to be a writer
Zoe Heller
Guardian
Dickens wasn't just telling a story, but drawing a panoramic picture of his times, full of detail about the way the Victorians lived, loved and thought. Our Mutual Friend is superbly constructed - part social satire, part murder mystery, part love story. It is ... Read more
Zoe Heller
Guardian
Dickens wasn't just telling a story, but drawing a panoramic picture of his times, full of detail about the way the Victorians lived, loved and thought. Our Mutual Friend is superbly constructed - part social satire, part murder mystery, part love story. It is ... Read more