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Complex mystery and satirical Victorian indictment.

Imagine getting lost in Dickens' intricate web of characters and biting social commentary. Bleak House isn't just a novel; it's an experience that melds mystery with criticism of the era's legal system. You'll find yourself dissecting every twist while developing a keen sense of empathy for those caught in this relentless societal machine. It's a book that is intellectually rewarding and emotionally resonant.

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Bleak House

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ISBN: 9781853260827
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Date of Publication: 1997-08-05
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Mystery, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.02
(rated by 108108 readers)

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The complex story of a notorious law-suit in which love and inheritance are set against the classic urban background of 19th-century London, where fog on the river, seeping into the very bones of the characters, symbolizes the corruption of the legal system and the society which supports it. “Jarndyce and Jarndyce” is an infamous lawsuit that has been in process for generations. Nobody can remember exactly how the case started but many different individuals have found their fortunes caught up in it. Esther Summerson watches as her friends and neighbours are consumed by their hopes and disappointments with the proceedings. But while the intricate puzzles of the lawsuit are being debated by lawyers, other more dramatic mysteries are unfolding that involve heartbreak, lost children, blackmail and murder. The fog and cold that permeate Bleak House mirror a Victorian England mired in spiritual insolvency. Dickens brought all his passion, brilliance, and narrative verve to this huge novel of lives entangled in a multi-generational lawsuit—and through it, he achieved, at age 41, a stature almost Shakespearean.
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Complex mystery and satirical Victorian indictment.

Imagine getting lost in Dickens' intricate web of characters and biting social commentary. Bleak House isn't just a novel; it's an experience that melds mystery with criticism of the era's legal system. You'll find yourself dissecting every twist while developing a keen sense of empathy for those caught in this relentless societal machine. It's a book that is intellectually rewarding and emotionally resonant.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.