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Our Mutual Friend

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Original author: Charles Dickens

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"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens is a novel published in 1864–1865. Dickens's final completed work centers on money and its power to shape lives. When heir John Harmon is presumed dead, beautiful Bella Wilfer loses her arranged marriage and fortune. Meanwhile, the illiterate Boffins suddenly inherit wealth, and the Hexam siblings struggle to escape poverty. Through interconnected lives spanning London's social classes, Dickens delivers savage satire and sharp social analysis, exploring themes of identity, greed, and moral transformation in Victorian society.

Our Mutual Friend, by Charles Dickens. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #883.

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68 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter344 words
  2. 2.Chapter 1: On the Look Out1,836 words
  3. 3.Chapter 2: The Man From Somewhere4,412 words
  4. 4.Chapter 3: Another Man5,414 words
  5. 5.Chapter 4: The R. Wilfer Family4,574 words
  6. 6.Chapter 5: Boffin’s Bower6,437 words
  7. 7.Chapter 6: Cut Adrift6,301 words
  8. 8.Chapter 7: Mr Wegg Looks After Himself3,388 words
  9. 9.Chapter 8: Mr Boffin in Consultation5,151 words
  10. 10.Chapter 9: Mr and Mrs Boffin in Consultation5,587 words
  11. 11.Chapter 10: A Marriage Contract5,280 words
  12. 12.Chapter 11: Podsnappery6,086 words
  13. 13.Chapter 12: The Sweat of an Honest Man’s Brow5,931 words
  14. 14.Chapter 13: Tracking the Bird of Prey3,826 words
  15. 15.Chapter 14: The Bird of Prey Brought Down3,177 words
  16. 16.Chapter 15: Two New Servants5,532 words
  17. 17.Chapter 16: Minders and Re-Minders6,218 words
  18. 18.Chapter 17: A Dismal Swamp1,819 words
  19. 19.Chapter 1: Of an Educational Character7,136 words
  20. 20.Chapter 2: Still Educational4,388 words
  21. 21.Chapter 3: A Piece of Work4,229 words
  22. 22.Chapter 4: Cupid Prompted4,813 words
  23. 23.Chapter 5: Mercury Prompting5,624 words
  24. 24.Chapter 6: A Riddle Without an Answer4,982 words
  25. 25.Chapter 7: In Which a Friendly Move Is Originated4,262 words
  26. 26.Chapter 8: In Which an Innocent Elopement Occurs6,439 words
  27. 27.Chapter 9: In Which the Orphan Makes His Will3,249 words
  28. 28.Chapter 10: A Successor2,445 words
  29. 29.Chapter 11: Some Affairs of the Heart4,686 words
  30. 30.Chapter 12: More Birds of Prey5,741 words
  31. 31.Chapter 13: A Solo and a Duett5,965 words
  32. 32.Chapter 14: Strong of Purpose5,163 words
  33. 33.Chapter 15: The Whole Case So Far6,369 words
  34. 34.Chapter 16: An Anniversary Occasion4,603 words
  1. 35.Chapter 1: Lodgers in Queer Street4,746 words
  2. 36.Chapter 2: A Respected Friend in a New Aspect3,886 words
  3. 37.Chapter 3: The Same Respected Friend in More Aspects Than One2,261 words
  4. 38.Chapter 4: A Happy Return of the Day4,756 words
  5. 39.Chapter 5: The Golden Dustman Falls Into Bad Company5,880 words
  6. 40.Chapter 6: The Golden Dustman Falls Into Worse Company5,662 words
  7. 41.Chapter 7: The Friendly Move Takes Up a Strong Position4,520 words
  8. 42.Chapter 8: The End of a Long Journey4,531 words
  9. 43.Chapter 9: Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction6,568 words
  10. 44.Chapter 10: Scouts Out5,094 words
  11. 45.Chapter 11: In the Dark3,694 words
  12. 46.Chapter 12: Meaning Mischief3,046 words
  13. 47.Chapter 13: Give a Dog a Bad Name, and Hang Him3,996 words
  14. 48.Chapter 14: Mr Wegg Prepares a Grindstone for Mr Boffin’s Nose4,966 words
  15. 49.Chapter 15: The Golden Dustman at His Worst5,931 words
  16. 50.Chapter 16: The Feast of the Three Hobgoblins5,822 words
  17. 51.Chapter 17: A Social Chorus4,348 words
  18. 52.Chapter 1: Setting Traps4,559 words
  19. 53.Chapter 2: The Golden Dustman Rises a Little3,821 words
  20. 54.Chapter 3: The Golden Dustman Sinks Again3,833 words
  21. 55.Chapter 4: A Runaway Match3,970 words
  22. 56.Chapter 5: Concerning the Mendicant’s Bride6,841 words
  23. 57.Chapter 6: A Cry for Help5,511 words
  24. 58.Chapter 7: Better to Be Abel Than Cain4,504 words
  25. 59.Chapter 8: A Few Grains of Pepper4,101 words
  26. 60.Chapter 9: Two Places Vacated4,471 words
  27. 61.Chapter 10: The Dolls’ Dressmaker Discovers a Word2,621 words
  28. 62.Chapter 11: Effect Is Given to the Dolls’ Dressmaker’s Discovery4,648 words
  29. 63.Chapter 12: The Passing Shadow5,240 words
  30. 64.Chapter 13: Showing How the Golden Dustman Helped to Scatter Dust4,186 words
  31. 65.Chapter 14: Checkmate to the Friendly Move4,814 words
  32. 66.Chapter 15: What Was Caught in the Traps That Were Set4,652 words
  33. 67.Chapter 16: Persons and Things in General4,408 words
  34. 68.Chapter 17: The Voice of Society2,852 words