About this book

When the rich Mr. Harmon dies, his fortune and his estate are left to John Harmon, his estranged son, at the only condition that he marries Bella Wilfer, a woman he has never seen. But when John is found dead, the estate goes to the employees Mr and Mrs Boffin, who take Bella in. How did John Harmon die? And is that all a plot to obtain a dead man’s fortune? Who is this Julius Handford that works for the Boffins? Across Victorian London, the lives of people from different social worlds collide. Is money all there is, or can love interfere? Charles Dickens’ style is filled with dark humor and vivid characters. In Our Mutual Friend, he explores how human connection can endure the rule of wealth.