Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend, serialized in 1864 and 1865, is the last novel Charles Dickens completed. It opens on the Thames at night, with a boatman and his daughter towing a corpse, and the body is identified as that of John Harmon, heir to a fortune made from London's dust heaps. The inheritance passes to the old servants Mr and Mrs Boffin, who take up the mercenary Bella Wilfer and a mysterious secretary; around them turn the predatory Lammles, the schoolmaster Bradley Headstone's murderous passion for Lizzie Hexam, the one-legged ballad seller Silas Wegg, and the dinner parties of the Veneerings. Money as dust and the river as death and rebirth hold the sprawling design together. It is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, with the first chapter free.
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Frequently asked questions about Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens can be read online on Vinteuil, directly in your browser. The first chapter is free for everyone; the complete book is included in Vinteuil Reading ($4.99/month or $39.99/year) or yours forever for $2.99.
Can I read Our Mutual Friend online?
Yes. Our Mutual Friend opens right on this page, in a reader designed for long reading: adjustable text size, light, sepia and dark themes, a clickable table of contents and your place saved when you are signed in. No download or app is needed.
Is Our Mutual Friend free to read on Vinteuil?
The first chapter of Our Mutual Friend is free, without an account. To read the whole book, either buy its online reading for $2.99 (£2.99 in the UK) and keep it forever, or subscribe to Vinteuil Reading for $4.99/month (£4.99/month in the UK) or $39.99/year, with 1 month free for new subscribers. The subscription opens every book in the library and can be cancelled at any time.
Is Our Mutual Friend in the public domain?
Yes. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens is a public-domain work. Vinteuil offers a carefully prepared digital edition made for comfortable reading on screen.
How long does it take to read Our Mutual Friend?
About 21 h 45 min of reading, at an average reading pace. Your place is saved automatically when you are signed in, so you can read in several sittings and on several devices.
What kind of book is Our Mutual Friend?
Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens is filed under "Fiction" in the Vinteuil library.
