Our Mutual Friend, Volume 1 #866785

"Our Mutual Friend" by Charles Dickens explores wealth, greed, and social class in Victorian London. John Harmon, presumed dead, returns in disguise to claim his inheritance. He falls for kind-hearted Lizzie Hexam, while navigating a web of deceit, romance, and moral corruption. Characters like the Veneerings and Boffins highlight societal hypocrisy, while the Thames River symbolizes life's ebb and flow. A tale of love, redemption, and the transformative power of humanity.