Our Mutual Friend
British novelist, 1812–1870.
Our Mutual Friend is an 1864 novel by Charles Dickens.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- First published
- Serialised 1864–65
- Length
- 832 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Class and society, Crime, Satire
Is Our Mutual Friend worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 73 | See the list |
Best edition of Our Mutual Friend
The edition we link to is the Wordsworth Editions paperback (1997), 832 pages.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions (paperback, 1997)
- Pages
- 832
- ISBN
- 9781853261947
How critics and readers rate Our Mutual Friend
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 25% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Our Mutual Friend
If you liked Our Mutual Friend, try Great Expectations, David Copperfield or Bleak House.
