Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 16 - Minders and Re-Minders
In which we observe the diligent and measured efforts of a newly appointed Secretary as he manages affairs with a careful eye, while also engaging in the tender pursuit of finding a suitable home for ...
17 Jan 43min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 15 - Two New Servants
In which we witness the gentle proceedings of Mr and Mrs Boffin as they engage a new steward, Mr Rokesmith, whose orderly talents lend a welcome hand to their affairs amid reflections on the sombre ye...
17 Jan 36min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 14 - The Bird of Prey Brought Down
In which we accompany a small party as they brave the fierce and bitter chill of an early morning river, uncovering a mysterious misfortune that has befallen one poor soul, and observe the keen-eyed d...
17 Jan 21min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 13 - Tracking the Bird of Prey
In which we are drawn into the quiet yet suspenseful vigil of certain gentlemen who, with sober patience and keen observation, undertake a careful watch by river and fireside in search of elusive trut...
17 Jan 26min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 12 - The Sweat of an Honest Man’s Brow
In which we witness a bracing spring evening in London, where two old friends, Mr Mortimer Lightwood and Mr Eugene Wrayburn, entertain a mysterious and unsavoury informer bearing serious accusations t...
16 Jan 42min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 11 - Original
In which we enter the staid and unyielding world of Mr Podsnap, a man who prides himself on the orderly respectability of English life and dismisses all that does not conform with a characteristic flo...
16 Jan 39min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 10 - A Marriage Contract
In which we behold the preparations and ceremonials surrounding a certain grand marriage, marked by floral finery and social manoeuvrings, with the ever-dutiful Mr Twemlow appointed a peculiar role in...
16 Jan 36min
Our Mutual Friend Book 1 Chapter 9 - Mr and Mrs Boffin in Consultation
In which we attend a heartwarming consultation between Mr and Mrs Boffin, as they reflect on their altered fortunes and their desire to extend kindness and companionship to a deserving orphan and thei...
16 Jan 40min
