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Author(s): Dickens, Charles
Reader(s): Timson, David
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Classic Fiction
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: NA985712
Barcode: 9789626348574
Release Date: 03/2008
DICKENS, C.: Our Mutual Friend (Abridged)
Out of the dust-heaps and dirty streets of mid-Victorian London, Dickens creates a classic murder-mystery tale. A dead man is fished out of the Thames by a scavenger and his daughter. Who is he, and how did he get there? His death affects members of all levels of a society permeated by greed. Dickens presents an array of characters both touching and humorous from Mr Boffin, the ‘Golden’ Dustman, to Jenny Wren the lame doll’s dress-maker. It is a story enriched by disguise and intrigue, whilst the River Thames, symbolising both polluted and renewed life weaves through it all, in this, the last novel Dickens completed.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Dickens, Charles - Author
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1 | On the Look Out | 06:13 |
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2 | The Man from Somewhere | 07:08 |
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3 | The Veneering dinners are excellent dinners… | 07:58 |
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4 | Another Man | 07:11 |
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5 | 'Am I to show the way?' | 07:07 |
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6 | There being nothing more to be done… | 06:55 |
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7 | The R. Wilfur Family | 08:09 |
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8 | The young lady's lamentations were checked… | 06:46 |
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9 | Boffin's Bower | 07:08 |
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10 | 'Now Weg,' said Mr. Boffin, hugging his stick closer… | 07:33 |
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11 | The Bower was as difficult to find as Fair Rosamond's… | 06:41 |
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Disc 2
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1 | Cut Adrift | 05:43 |
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2 | The relief of hearing what she felt sure was a false suspicion… | 07:20 |
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3 | Mr. Wegg Looks After Himself | 06:31 |
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4 | Having so held and waved the candle… | 07:00 |
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5 | Mr. Boffin in Consultation | 07:03 |
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6 | The worthy Mr. Boffin jogged away… | 05:37 |
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7 | Mr. and Mrs. Boffin in Consultation | 07:15 |
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8 | 'Oh-h!' said Mrs. Wilfur | 06:07 |
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9 | A Marriage Contract | 07:34 |
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10 | Ceremony performed, register signed… | 06:49 |
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11 | The Sweat of an Honest Man's Brow | 06:12 |
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12 | 'Now,' began Lightwood, 'what's your name?' | 06:04 |
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Disc 3
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1 | There was a silence… | 07:55 |
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2 | Tracking the Bird of Prey | 04:56 |
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3 | He could see the light of the fire… | 05:59 |
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4 | The Bird of Prey Brought Down | 04:17 |
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5 | 'Hand me over those spare sculls of yours...' | 04:36 |
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6 | Two New Servants | 07:49 |
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7 | A gloomy house the Bower. | 06:20 |
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8 | Mr. Wegg (who had had nothing else in his mind)… | 06:50 |
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9 | Minders and Reminders | 05:38 |
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10 | She was one of those women, was Mrs. Betty Higden… | 06:01 |
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11 | This piece of business thus put in train… | 06:20 |
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12 | A Dismal Swamp | 01:58 |
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13 | Of an Educational Character | 04:57 |
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14 | The boy knocked at a door… | 05:19 |
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Disc 4
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1 | 'Charley! You!' | 06:53 |
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2 | The master and the pupil walked on… | 04:46 |
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3 | Still Educational | 07:01 |
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4 | Then he fell to talking playfully with Jenny Wren… | 07:40 |
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5 | A Riddle Without an Answer | 04:48 |
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6 | Very remarkably, neither Eugene Wrayburn nor Bradley… | 05:11 |
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7 | 'You think me of no more value than the dirt…' | 05:59 |
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8 | In Which a Friendly Move is Originated | 07:25 |
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9 | The palm of Silas Wegg descends with a sounding smack… | 06:43 |
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10 | In Which an Innocent Elopement Occurs | 06:29 |
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11 | 'Ma,' said Bella, angrily, 'you force me to say…' | 05:25 |
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12 | Back came her father, more like a boy than ever… | 06:43 |
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13 | In Which the Orphan Makes His Will | 04:20 |
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Disc 5
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1 | But on the way down they had stopped at a toy shop… | 05:20 |
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2 | A Successor | 05:17 |
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3 | Some Affairs of the Heart | 08:37 |
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4 | The dolls' dressmaker sat with her attitude unchanged… | 04:33 |
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5 | More Birds of Prey | 06:32 |
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6 | The visitor first held the bottle… | 06:07 |
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7 | A Solo and a Duet | 07:06 |
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8 | 'Now I pass to sick and deranged impressions…' | 07:44 |
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9 | Arriving at the house, he found that Mr. and Mrs. Boffin were out. | 04:33 |
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10 | Strong of Purpose | 05:02 |
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11 | The Whole Case So Far | 05:49 |
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12 | The powdered mortar from under the stone… | 06:09 |
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13 | An Anniversary Occasion | 03:14 |
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14 | A Happy Return of the Day | 03:22 |
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Disc 6
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1 | 'But what,' said Bella, as she watched the carving… | 07:35 |
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2 | The Golden Dustman Falls into Bad Company | 06:00 |
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3 | Somehow, Bella was not so well pleased… | 05:50 |
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4 | 'I don’t mind telling you, Sophronia…' | 05:50 |
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5 | The Golden Dustman Falls into Worse Company | 06:06 |
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6 | Mr. Wegg and Mr. Venus looked at one another… | 06:01 |
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7 | The instant Mr. Boffin was on the other side of the door… | 06:33 |
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8 | The Friendly Move Takes up a Strong Position | 05:33 |
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9 | Mr. Wegg thereupon made an easy, graceful movement… | 05:54 |
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10 | The End of a Long Journey | 04:52 |
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11 | She was gone out of the Lock-house… | 05:33 |
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12 | Somebody Becomes the Subject of a Prediction | 08:03 |
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13 | But for all that, they had a very pleasant walk. | 05:01 |
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Disc 7
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1 | 'You know all now,' said Lizzie… | 04:05 |
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2 | Scouts Out | 03:52 |
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3 | Eugene came back… | 05:56 |
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4 | In the Dark | 04:27 |
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5 | Bradley Headstone's face had changed… | 05:07 |
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6 | Meaning Mischief | 04:48 |
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7 | Mr. Wegg Prepares a Grindstone for Mr. Boffin's Nose | 07:05 |
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8 | 'Thank'ee, Venus!' said Mr. Boffin… | 07:46 |
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9 | With this agreable promise, Wegg stumped out… | 05:11 |
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10 | The Golden Dustman at His Worst | 07:36 |
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11 | 'Our connexion being at an end, Mr. Boffin…' | 06:28 |
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12 | John Rokesmith from his place in the room… | 07:54 |
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13 | The Feast of the Three Hobgoblins | 07:14 |
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Disc 8
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1 | 'We'll break it to you gently, dearest Pa…' | 04:32 |
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2 | A Social Chorus | 06:28 |
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3 | Setting Traps | 05:29 |
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4 | The Golden Dustman Rises a Little | 06:53 |
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5 | The Golden Dustman Sinks Again | 08:53 |
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6 | A Runaway Match | 03:31 |
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7 | Concerning the Mendicant's Bride | 03:48 |
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8 | A Cry for Help | 05:01 |
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9 | She had not been prepared for such passionate expressions… | 05:46 |
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10 | Looking above, he found that the young moon was up… | 07:04 |
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11 | Better to be Abel than Cain | 04:42 |
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12 | He was a better follower than Bradley… | 05:26 |
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13 | Two Places Vacated | 02:34 |
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14 | The Dolls' Dressmaker Discovers a Word | 05:03 |
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15 | But the watchful little dressmaker… | 04:10 |
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Disc 9
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1 | Effect is Given to the Doll’s Dressmaker's Discovery | 05:06 |
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2 | They started directly, in a little carriage… | 04:41 |
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3 | The Passing Shadow | 07:22 |
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4 | A twilight calm of happiness then succeeding… | 05:27 |
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5 | The three persons were Miss Abbey and two male guests. | 05:48 |
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6 | Showing How the Golden Dustman Helped to Scatter Dust | 06:45 |
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7 | With a start, Bella directed a hurried glance… | 06:43 |
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8 | Checkmate to the Friendly Move | 07:45 |
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9 | Wegg had repeated the word with a sneer… | 06:33 |
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10 | What was Caught in the Traps that were Set | 06:55 |
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11 | Not until the late daylight made the window transparent… | 04:29 |
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12 | Persons and Things in General | 04:02 |
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13 | The Voice of Society | 07:06 |
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Total Playing Time: 11:50:09