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Our Mutual Friend
- Narrated by: David Troughton
- Length: 35 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
John Harmon, in exile for many years, discovers that by a curious quirk in his father’s will he must marry Bella Wilfer, a girl he has never met, in order to claim his inheritance. Mistakenly thought to have drowned, on his return he gains employment with the kindly Mr Boffin under the assumed name of John Rokesmith and falls in love with the flighty and mercenary Bella, who scornfully rejects him as a mere impoverished secretary. But Boffin and his wife contrive a plan to help John and show Bella the error of her ways.
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- Tina
- 04-02-21
Gripping
Not only one of Dickens’ masterpieces, with original characters and fascinating interweaving plot-lines, but so beautifully read by Troughton. Pure joy!
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- Ria
- 21-10-22
Amazing!!!!
I’ve read/ listened to many Dickens’s novels but not come across this story before.
Thoroughly enjoyed it from the first to the last.
Wonderful story & characterisation as usual for Dickens but in this audible book it was brought to life sooooo beautifully by the narrator he is amazing!!! Would highly recommend
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- Elpie
- 05-09-20
Wonderful characterisation by David Troughton
An interesting if quirky tale occasionally less than straight forward to follow when Dickens is at his most Highfalutin. This was made clearer and wonderfully entertaining by the reader, David Troughton’s exceptional characterisation of the dramatis personae. I hope to find he has narrated other classic novels.
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- Harry S
- 27-10-21
One of my favourite books
Always loved this book one of Dickens's real masterpieces, splendidly read to me by David Troughton.
A real delight
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- ELEANOR WHYTE
- 14-08-17
Stunning
I adored listening to this. Lovely, lovely, lovely! Thank you - so life-enhancing! Ellie Whyte.
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- mags
- 21-02-24
Excellent narrator
Dickens can be hard to follow but this was a this made clear and enjoyable
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- Gillian Impey
- 11-07-24
Really well read
The variety of voices made this book even more enjoyable than when I first read it. Wonderful
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- Sarah Johnson
- 04-10-22
David Troughton’s narration is unparalleled!
David Troughton’s narration should be made a universal target for all Audible narrators to aim at! What a tour de force. Brilliant characterisation, flawless diction, deep understanding of the text.
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- Mr A Lincoln
- 28-11-22
Great performance of a great novel
David Troughton has a wonderful range of voices which brings great gusto to his performance. This is a long work, and you have to hang in there to get the benefit of Dickens's extraordinary imagination. The scenes with lower class characters, criminals and police are usually brilliant. The scenes of virtuous happiness are probably the least engaging to a modern audience (could the Victorians really have been so sentimental?). The story of the golden dustman develops a great symbolic power, which illuminates many aspects of class-based, materialistic society.
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- Ladyofthelake28
- 14-02-24
Wonderful narration the characters voices were credible and entertaining.
I have never read Our Mutual Friend so I was pleasantly surprised by the story.
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