| Our Mutual Friend Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417906618 ISBN-13: 9781417906611 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $55.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 1.64" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (3.07 lbs) 828 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 60412 Reading Level: 8.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 61.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |