Following his father's death John Harmon returns to London to claim his inheritance, but he finds he is eligible only if he marries Bella Wilfur. To observe her character he assumes another identity and secures work with his father's foreman, Mr Boffin, who is also Bella's guardian. Disguise and concealment play an important role in the novel and individual identity is examined within the wider setting of London life: in the 1860s the city was aflame with spiralling financial speculation while thousands of homeless scratched a living from the detritus of the more fortunate-indeed John Harmon's father has amassed his wealth by recycling waste.
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| ISBN: | 9780199536252 |
| Publication date: | 13th November 2008 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 880 pages |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Classic fiction: general and literary |
Following his father's death John Harmon returns to London to claim his inheritance, but he finds he is eligible only if he marries Bella Wilfur. To observe her character he assumes another identity and secures work with his father's foreman, Mr Boffin, who is also Bella's guardian.
Our Mutual Friend features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Classic fiction: general and literary
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Our Mutual Friend was written by Charles Dickens and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Our Mutual Friend has 880 pages
Yes it is part of Oxford World's Classics series
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