Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
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Our Mutual Friend made me want to be a writer -- Zoe Heller * Guardian *
Dickens wasn't just telling a story, but drawing a panoramic picture of his times, full of detail about the way the Victorians lived, loved and thoughtOur Mutual Friend is superbly constructed - part social satire, part murder mystery, part love story. It is crowded with memorable characters: the aspirational Veneerings, the playboy lawyer Eugene Wrayburn, and the heroines: giddy-minded Bella Wilfur and saintly Lizzy Hexam * Independent *
Our Mutual Friend disturbs us to the root of our being...terribly great -- John Sutherland
Perhaps his greatest work. The great novel of London: dark, wise, unsentimental -- William Boyd * Newsweek *
Charles Dickens is the greatest novelist in the English language -- Peter Ackroyd
Dickens wasn't just telling a story, but drawing a panoramic picture of his times, full of detail about the way the Victorians lived, loved and thoughtOur Mutual Friend is superbly constructed - part social satire, part murder mystery, part love story. It is crowded with memorable characters: the aspirational Veneerings, the playboy lawyer Eugene Wrayburn, and the heroines: giddy-minded Bella Wilfur and saintly Lizzy Hexam * Independent *
Our Mutual Friend disturbs us to the root of our being...terribly great -- John Sutherland
Perhaps his greatest work. The great novel of London: dark, wise, unsentimental -- William Boyd * Newsweek *
Charles Dickens is the greatest novelist in the English language -- Peter Ackroyd
Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. Nick Hornby is the bestselling author of nine novels, including High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Just Like You, as well as several works of nonfiction including Fever Pitch. His books have sold over 3.5 million copies in the UK, and many have been turned into successful films and TV series. He has been Oscar-nominated twice for his screenplays, and his TV work has won three Emmys. His work has been translated into more than 40 languages. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099540694 |
| ISBN 10 | 009954069X |
| Title | Our Mutual Friend |
| Author | Charles Dickens |
| Series | Vintage Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2011-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 928 |
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