Our Mutual Friend, Volume 1

"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.