Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend, By Charles Dickens Some Background The novel was originally published in 1865 and was his last completed work before his death in the summer of 1870. During the latter years of his writing career Dickens moved away from the more comic plots of his earlier years, and developed a far more complex and brooding style. Our Mutual Friend typifies this formula with its numerous, complicated and interlinked plot lines set largely along ...
...so immense and complex that it is without doubt difficult to categorise: It is a love story, a murder mystery, a psychological thriller and a smirk-ridden satire of contemporary society at every level. Main Characters To say to much at this point would be to tell to much - I don't want to ruin the twist in the tail of this one, but here is a useful breakdown of characters and a description (as they stand at the beginning of the book) The Hexams: ...

missJoL 07.09.2005 (09.09.2005) · Read full review
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Review of Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend is the perfect companion for either your summer or winter holiday. Whether reading it on the beach or curled up next to the fire it is a gripping tale of love's triumph over greed and Society. The story begins with an inheritance due to John Harmon as long as he returns to England and marries a girl unknown to him. Upon a body found in the river being identified as his, he decides to live in disguise and get to know this girl. The ...
...separated High Society and river folk. Dickens is a master of his craft and he carefully examines the themes of money, society, class division and love through a tale of intrigue and romance. Whether reading this as a fantastic epic or for serious literary study, the reader is sure to enjoy it. ...

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Review of Our Mutual Friend - Charles Dickens