Charles Dickens

Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens

Marc Notes: Title from web page.; Compact discs.; Duration: 38:00:00.; Unabridged.; 0; Read by Jim Killavey.; John Harmon returns from exile expecting to receive an inheritance, but knows that he must marry a stranger, Bella Wilfer, in order to collect. He fakes his own death and takes on a new identity to observe her first. Some of the memorable characters in this, the last completed Dickens novel, include Bella who, unlike other Dickens heroines, cannot be accused of unnatural virtue; the insolent barrister Eugene Wrayburn; the amiable Boffin; and the rascal Silas Wegg.. Publisher Marketing: The last novel to be completed by one of the masters of Victorian-era fiction Like his novels "A Tale of Two Cities" and "David Copperfield," "Our Mutual Friend" stands as a landmark of English literature. John Harmon returns from England expecting to receive an inheritance, though he knows that he must marry a stranger in order to collect it. Deciding that it would be best to discreetly observe the woman he has been constrained to marry, he fakes his own death in the Thames and takes on a new identity. Some of the memorable characters in this timeless novel include Bella who, unlike other Dickens heroines, cannot be accused of unnatural virtue; the insolent barrister Eugene Wrayburn; the amiable Boffin; and the rascal Silas Wegg. This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love. Contributor Bio:  Dickens, Charles Arguably one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens is the author of such literary masterpieces as A Tale of Two Cities (1859), A Christmas Carol (1843), David Copperfield (1850), and The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1839), among many others. Dickens's indelible characters and timeless stories continue to resonate with readers around the world more than 130 years after his death. Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870. Contributor Bio:  Troughton, David David Troughton is an English actor who is known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television, including Dr. Bob Buzzard in "A Very Peculiar Practice" and Ricky Hanson in "New Tricks". He lives in London with his wife, Ali.