A powerful exploration of wealth, corruption, and the ties that bind in Victorian London.
Our Mutual Friend, one of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World, showcases Dickens's mastery of social commentary and intricate plotting. This complete and unabridged edition from Macmillan Collector's Library features stunning cloth binding, gold foiled edges, a ribbon marker, and original illustrations by Marcus Stone. An afterword by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley provides additional insights into this classic work of English literature.
When his estranged son, John Harmon, is presumed dead, a wealthy dust collector's fortune passes to his servants, Mr. and Mrs. Boffin. They take in Bella Wilfer, the young woman Harmon was to marry as a condition of his inheritance. The Boffins hire the secretive John Rokesmith as Mr. Boffin's secretary, but questions arise about Rokesmith's true identity and his interest in Bella. Through a sprawling cast of characters and interweaving plots, Dickens exposes the corrupting influence of money and the complexities of family, class, and status in 19th-century British society.
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Charles Dickens, illustrated by Marcus Stone
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One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World.
Dickens exposes the corrupting power of money in his last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend, with its expansive cast of characters and interweaving plots.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley and original illustrations by Marcus Stone.
John Harmon made his fortune collecting 'dust'. On his death his estranged son is due to inherit his wealth on the condition that he marry Bella Wilfer, a young woman who he has never even met. But when his son is presumed dead, John's riches pass to his servants Mr. and Mrs. Boffin and they in turn take Bella into their own home. They hire a secretive young man, John Rokesmith, to be Mr. Boffin's secretary - but what is this man's real identity and what is his interest in Bella?