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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 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.

Reprint of a version published in 1902 in New York by New Amsterdam Book Co.

Dickens is considered to be one of the greatest writers. He was a social activist who wrote plays and novels during the Victorian period. This collection of humorous sketches was first published in the Morning Chronicle under the pen name Boz. Sections include Our Parish, Through and About People, Scenes, and Tales.