Discover books similar to "Our Mutual Friend"

Charles Dickens

Bleak House

If you enjoyed the complex plotlines and social commentary in 'Our Mutual Friend', you'll appreciate 'Bleak House'. This novel, also by Charles Dickens, satirizes the slow-moving English legal system through a tangled web of characters and subplots.

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Another classic by Dickens, 'Great Expectations' features a young protagonist who, like Eugene Wrayburn in 'Our Mutual Friend', must navigate the challenges of social class and ambition. The novel is known for its richly drawn characters and exploration of themes of crime, punishment, and conscience.

George Eliot

Middlemarch

If you enjoyed the intricate plotting and character development in 'Our Mutual Friend', you'll find much to love in 'Middlemarch'. This novel, set in a small English town during the 1830s, explores the lives and relationships of a diverse cast of characters, from the idealistic Dorothea Brooke to the ambitious Dr. Lydgate.

Thomas Hardy

The Mayor of Casterbridge

Like 'Our Mutual Friend', 'The Mayor of Casterbridge' is a novel that explores the consequences of past actions and the complexities of human nature. Set in a small English town, the novel follows the tragic story of Michael Henchard, a man who sells his wife and daughter in a drunken stupor and later tries to atone for his mistakes.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair

If you enjoyed the satire and social commentary in 'Our Mutual Friend', you'll find a kindred spirit in William Makepeace Thackeray. 'Vanity Fair' is a biting satire of English society in the early 19th century, following the fortunes of the cunning and manipulative Becky Sharp as she rises through the social ranks.

George Eliot

The Mill on the Floss

Like 'Our Mutual Friend', 'The Mill on the Floss' is a novel that explores the complexities of family relationships and the tensions between social class and personal ambition. Set in a small English town, the novel follows the story of Maggie Tulliver, a headstrong young woman who struggles to find her place in the world.

Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone

If you enjoyed the mystery and intrigue in 'Our Mutual Friend', you'll find a kindred spirit in Wilkie Collins. 'The Moonstone' is a classic detective novel that follows the story of a stolen diamond and the various characters who are drawn into its orbit, each with their own secrets and motivations.

George Eliot

Adam Bede

Like 'Our Mutual Friend', 'Adam Bede' is a novel that explores the complexities of human nature and the consequences of past actions. Set in a rural English community, the novel follows the story of Adam Bede, a carpenter who is in love with the beautiful Hetty Sorrel, but whose affections are threatened by the arrival of Captain Donnithorne.

George Eliot

Daniel Deronda

If you enjoyed the exploration of social class and personal ambition in 'Our Mutual Friend', you'll find much to love in 'Daniel Deronda'. This novel, set in 1860s England, follows the story of Daniel Deronda, a young man who is torn between his love for the beautiful Gwendolen Harleth and his growing interest in Jewish culture and identity.

Henry James

The Bostonians

If you enjoyed the satire and social commentary in 'Our Mutual Friend', you'll find a kindred spirit in Henry James. 'The Bostonians' is a novel that explores the world of Boston's intellectual and social elite in the late 19th century, following the story of Olive Chancellor, a wealthy spinster who becomes obsessed with a young woman named Verena Tarrant.

Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady

Like 'Our Mutual Friend', 'The Portrait of a Lady' is a novel that explores the complexities of human nature and the consequences of personal ambition. Set in Europe in the late 19th century, the novel follows the story of Isabel Archer, a young American woman who inherits a fortune and must navigate the treacherous waters of European society.