Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend is the last novel Charles Dickens completed, published in parts between 1864 and 1865, and one of his richest and darkest. It opens with a body pulled from the Thames and a fortune tied to a dead man’s will, and from there spins out a vast story of money, greed, and disguise, in which a murdered heir, a scheming pair of social climbers, and a boatman’s daughter are all drawn together. Around the great dust heaps that stand for the city’s buried wealth, Dickens draws his most searching picture of a society that measures everything by cash. Strange, funny, and profound, it is a fitting summit of his art. This free PDF and EPUB offers the complete novel.
About the Author
Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English novelist and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His literary genius is evident in his creation of some of the world’s most iconic fictional characters. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens faced adversity…
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Our Mutual Friend (1865) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bk1_01 - Book the First - Chapter 01 ON THE LOOK OUT | 10:29 | |
| 2 | bk1_02 - Book the First - Chapter 02 THE MAN FROM SOMEWHERE | 28:04 | |
| 3 | bk1_03 - Book the First - Chapter 03 ANOTHER MAN | 30:06 | |
| 4 | bk1_04 - Book the First - Chapter 04 THE R. WILFER FAMILY | 27:13 | |
| 5 | bk1_05 - Book the First - Chapter 05 BOFFIN'S BOWER | 45:22 | |
| 6 | bk1_06 - Book the First - Chapter 06 CUT ADRIFT | 39:13 | |
| 7 | bk1_07 - Book the First - Chapter 07 MR WEGG LOOKS AFTER HIMSELF | 28:14 | |
| 8 | bk1_08 - Book the First - Chapter 08 MR BOFFIN IN CONSULTATION | 39:11 | |
| 9 | bk1_09 - Book the First - Chapter 09 MR AND MRS BOFFIN IN CONSULTATION | 43:42 | |
| 10 | bk1_10 - Book the First - Chapter 10 A MARRIAGE CONTRACT | 32:55 | |
| 11 | bk1_11 - Book the First - Chapter 11 PODSNAPPERY | 40:21 | |
| 12 | bk1_12 - Book the First - Chapter 12 THE SWEAT OF AN HONEST MAN'S BROW | 39:35 | |
| 13 | bk1_13 - Book the First - Chapter 13 TRACKING THE BIRD OF PREY | 22:09 | |
| 14 | bk1_14 - Book the First - Chapter 14 THE BIRD OF PREY BROUGHT DOWN | 18:56 | |
| 15 | bk1_15 - Book the First - Chapter 15 TWO NEW SERVANTS | 34:44 | |
| 16 | bk1_16 - Book the First - Chapter 16 MINDERS AND RE-MINDERS | 39:34 | |
| 17 | bk1_17 - Book the First - Chapter 17 A DISMAL SWAMP | 12:53 | |
| 18 | bk2_01 - Book the Second - Chapter 01 OF AN EDUCATIONAL CHARACTER | 42:04 | |
| 19 | bk2_02 - Book the Second - Chapter 02 STILL EDUCATIONAL | 25:27 | |
| 20 | bk2_03 - Book the Second - Chapter 03 A PIECE OF WORK | 22:06 | |
| 21 | bk2_04 - Book the Second - Chapter 04 CUPID PROMPTED | 24:40 | |
| 22 | bk2_05 - Book the Second - Chapter 05 MERCURY PROMPTING | 38:30 | |
| 23 | bk2_06 - Book the Second - Chapter 06 A RIDDLE WITHOUT AN ANSWER | 40:38 | |
| 24 | bk2_07 - Book the Second - Chapter 07 IN WHICH A FRIENDLY MOVE IS ORIGINATED | 23:32 | |
| 25 | bk2_08 - Book the Second - Chapter 08 IN WHICH AN INNOCENT ELOPEMENT OCCURS | 40:27 | |
| 26 | bk2_09 - Book the Second - Chapter 09 IN WHICH THE ORPHAN MAKES HIS WILL | 21:11 | |
| 27 | bk2_10 - Book the Second - Chapter 10 A SUCCESSOR | 18:01 | |
| 28 | bk2_11 - Book the Second - Chapter 11 SOME AFFAIRS OF THE HEART | 28:39 | |
| 29 | bk2_12 - Book the Second - Chapter 12 MORE BIRDS OF PREY | 32:29 | |
| 30 | bk2_13 - Book the Second - Chapter 13 A SOLO AND A DUETT | 41:54 | |
| 31 | bk2_14 - Book the Second - Chapter 14 STRONG OF PURPOSE | 34:30 | |
| 32 | bk2_15 - Book the Second - Chapter 15 THE WHOLE CASE SO FAR | 36:56 | |
| 33 | bk2_16 - Book the Second - Chapter 16 AN ANNIVERSARY OCCASION | 27:22 | |
| 34 | bk3_01 - Book the Third - Chapter 01 LODGERS IN QUEER STREET | 33:09 | |
| 35 | bk3_02 - Book the Third - Chapter 02 A RESPECTED FRIEND IN A NEW ASPECT | 22:55 | |
| 36 | bk3_03 - Book the Third - Chapter 03 THE SAME RESPECTED FRIEND IN MORE ASPECTS THAN ONE | 17:54 | |
| 37 | bk3_04 - Book the Third - Chapter 04 A HAPPY RETURN OF THE DAY | 30:03 | |
| 38 | bk3_05 - Book the Third - Chapter 05 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN FALLS INTO BAD COMPANY | 30:39 | |
| 39 | bk3_06 - Book the Third - Chapter 06 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN FALLS INTO WORSE COMPANY | 33:17 | |
| 40 | bk3_07 - Book the Third - Chapter 07 THE FRIENDLY MOVE TAKES UP A STRONG POSITION | 29:26 | |
| 41 | bk3_08 - Book the Third - Chapter 08 THE END OF A LONG JOURNEY | 23:13 | |
| 42 | bk3_09 - Book the Third - Chapter 09 SOMEBODY BECOMES THE SUBJECT OF A PREDICTION | 49:19 | |
| 43 | bk3_10 - Book the Third - Chapter 10 SCOUTS OUT | 32:03 | |
| 44 | bk3_11 - Book the Third - Chapter 11 IN THE DARK | 25:22 | |
| 45 | bk3_12 - Book the Third - Chapter 12 MEANING MISCHIEF | 27:10 | |
| 46 | bk3_13 - Book the Third - Chapter 13 GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME, AND HANG HIM | 28:52 | |
| 47 | bk3_14 - Book the Third - Chapter 14 MR WEGG PREPARES A GRINDSTONE FOR MR BOFFIN'S NOSE | 39:56 | |
| 48 | bk3_15 - Book the Third - Chapter 15 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN AT HIS WORST | 44:33 | |
| 49 | bk3_16 - Book the Third - Chapter 16 THE FEAST OF THE THREE HOBGOBLINS | 47:04 | |
| 50 | bk3_17 - Book the Third - Chapter 17 A SOCIAL CHORUS | 27:39 | |
| 51 | bk4_01 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 01 SETTING TRAPS | 35:09 | |
| 52 | bk4_02 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 02 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN RISES A LITTLE | 22:13 | |
| 53 | bk4_03 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 03 THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN SINKS AGAIN | 30:26 | |
| 54 | bk4_04 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 04 A RUNAWAY MATCH | 31:09 | |
| 55 | bk4_05 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 05 CONCERNING THE MENDICANT'S BRIDE | 0:53 | |
| 56 | bk4_06 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 06 A CRY FOR HELP | 32:06 | |
| 57 | bk4_07 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 07 BETTER TO BE ABEL THAN CAIN | 34:13 | |
| 58 | bk4_08 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 08 A FEW GRAINS OF PEPPER | 30:22 | |
| 59 | bk4_09 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 09 TWO PLACES VACATED | 0:26 | |
| 60 | bk4_10 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 10 THE DOLLS' DRESSMAKER DISCOVERS A WORD | 16:24 | |
| 61 | bk4_11 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 11 EFFECT IS GIVEN TO THE DOLLS' DRESSMAKER'S DISCOVERY | 35:36 | |
| 62 | bk4_12 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 12 THE PASSING SHADOW | 29:31 | |
| 63 | bk4_13 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 13 SHOWING HOW THE GOLDEN DUSTMAN HELPED TO SCATTER DUST | 31:50 | |
| 64 | bk4_14 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 14 CHECKMATE TO THE FRIENDLY MOVE | 38:24 | |
| 65 | bk4_15 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 15 WHAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE TRAPS THAT WERE SET | 35:18 | |
| 66 | bk4_16 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 16 PERSONS AND THINGS IN GENERAL | 27:04 | |
| 67 | bk4_17 - Book the Fourth - Chapter 17 THE VOICE OF SOCIETY | 17:41 | |
| 68 | bk5 - POSTSCRIPT, IN LIEU OF PREFACE | 5:06 |
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