The final completed novel by Charles Dickens, and quite possibly his darkest. A body is found floating on the Thames, identified as John Harmon, the heir to a great fortune, and -- well -- things go from nasty to nastier, and one of the biggest and most complicated plotlines in literature begins, set against a backdrop of Victorian London (and the surrounding countryside), the river Thames in particular. This book has been adapted into three different TV miniseries, and the Young Shakespeare Players recently did an eleven-hour STAGE adaptation.
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| - The final completed novel by Charles Dickens, and quite possibly his darkest. A body is found floating on the Thames, identified as John Harmon, the heir to a great fortune, and -- well -- things go from nasty to nastier, and one of the biggest and most complicated plotlines in literature begins, set against a backdrop of Victorian London (and the surrounding countryside), the river Thames in particular. This book has been adapted into three different TV miniseries, and the Young Shakespeare Players recently did an eleven-hour STAGE adaptation.
- Our Mutual Friend is the last completed novel written by Charles Dickens. The book is largely believed to be the most challenging that Dickens produced and is known for the seemingly rushed ending. The novel is about the son of a tycoon who must marry a specific woman to inherit his father's fortune. He shuns this, leaves, and is presumed drowned, which is untrue. He returns under a new identity, gets hired at a company related to his father, marries the same woman on his own merit, not on his father's riches, and only afterwards, assumes his original identity and inherits his fortune.
- Our Mutual Friend is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was printed as a serial from 1864-1865, and first published as a book in 1865.
- Our Mutual Friend (1864–5) is the last completed novel written by Charles Dickens. It centers on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller, "money, money, money, and what money can make of life" (which is, incidentally, a quote from Our Mutual Friend, spoken by Bella at the end of book III, chapt. iv.). In the opening chapter, a young man is on his way to receive his inheritance, which, according to his father's will, he can only claim if he marries Bella Wilfer, a beautiful, mercenary girl whom he has never met. However, before he can arrive, a body is found in the Thames and identified as him. The money passes on, instead, to the Boffins, and the effects spread throughout various corners of London society. The book is largely believed to be the most challenging and complicated that Dicken
- "Our mutual friend" is a code phrase used by the main characters in Person of Interest to avoid referring to either Finch or Reese by name in sensitive situations. It has also been used by Root to refer to the Machine. It is a commonplace American expression, but may also refer the English novel of the same name. "Our Mutual Friend" is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens. It is widely considered one of his most sophisticated and complex works, combining psychological insight with social analysis.
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| - Our Mutual Friend (1864–5) is the last completed novel written by Charles Dickens. It centers on, in the words of critic J. Hillis Miller, "money, money, money, and what money can make of life" (which is, incidentally, a quote from Our Mutual Friend, spoken by Bella at the end of book III, chapt. iv.). In the opening chapter, a young man is on his way to receive his inheritance, which, according to his father's will, he can only claim if he marries Bella Wilfer, a beautiful, mercenary girl whom he has never met. However, before he can arrive, a body is found in the Thames and identified as him. The money passes on, instead, to the Boffins, and the effects spread throughout various corners of London society. The book is largely believed to be the most challenging and complicated that Dickens produced. Reviews at the time of publication were not generally favorable, but critical opinion shifted in the century that followed. Although somewhat a mystery, an important point concerning the identity of certain characters is revealed halfway through, without hinting as to the ending.
- The final completed novel by Charles Dickens, and quite possibly his darkest. A body is found floating on the Thames, identified as John Harmon, the heir to a great fortune, and -- well -- things go from nasty to nastier, and one of the biggest and most complicated plotlines in literature begins, set against a backdrop of Victorian London (and the surrounding countryside), the river Thames in particular. This book has been adapted into three different TV miniseries, and the Young Shakespeare Players recently did an eleven-hour STAGE adaptation.
- Our Mutual Friend is the last completed novel written by Charles Dickens. The book is largely believed to be the most challenging that Dickens produced and is known for the seemingly rushed ending. The novel is about the son of a tycoon who must marry a specific woman to inherit his father's fortune. He shuns this, leaves, and is presumed drowned, which is untrue. He returns under a new identity, gets hired at a company related to his father, marries the same woman on his own merit, not on his father's riches, and only afterwards, assumes his original identity and inherits his fortune.
- "Our mutual friend" is a code phrase used by the main characters in Person of Interest to avoid referring to either Finch or Reese by name in sensitive situations. It has also been used by Root to refer to the Machine. It is a commonplace American expression, but may also refer the English novel of the same name. "Our Mutual Friend" is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens. It is widely considered one of his most sophisticated and complex works, combining psychological insight with social analysis. Unlike other works of literature, the book has never appeared on screen, but was referenced by a drugged Finch during a phone conversation with Reese. Finch says, "The plot turns on a case of concealed identity. How ironic." (“Identity Crisis”)
- Our Mutual Friend is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was printed as a serial from 1864-1865, and first published as a book in 1865.
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