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  1. 108,937 ratings5,545 reviews. 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.

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  2. Sep 23, 2011 · Review. My favourite Dickens: Bleak House. By Kathryn Hughes. Kathryn Hughes. Fri 23 Sep 2011 17.55 EDT. Monthly serial, March 1852-September 1853. Dickens wrote his ninth novel at that...

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  4. Bleak House”, a novel written by Charles Dickens in the 19th century, was met with mixed reviews and perceptions from critics regarding its portrayal of social issues. The novel tackles various societal problems such as the flaws of the legal system, poverty, and the importance of social responsibility.

  5. Nov 24, 2015 · Narrated in part by the orphaned Esther, and in part by an unidentified, third-person narrator, it is regarded by many as Dickens’ finest novel. With a plot that fuses a love story with mystery, social satire and morality issues it is a dense and complex read, that perfectly showcases Dickens’ storytelling skills.

  6. Bleak House is his greatest novel, and not simply because, with its backdrop of a legal system more invested in obstruction and obfuscation than resolution, it remains utterly contemporary.

  7. May 2, 2024 · Bleak House, novel by British author Charles Dickens, published serially in 1852–53 and in book form in 1853 and considered to be among the author’s best work. Bleak House is the story of the Jarndyce family, who wait in vain to inherit money from a disputed fortune in the settlement of the extremely long-running lawsuit of Jarndyce and ...

  8. Feb 21, 2020 · Bleak House - Charles Dickens (W.W. Norton & Co, 1977) A 500+ page book with a focus on an obscure aspect of 19th century British law doesn't exactly sound gripping and yet Dickens brings it all to life in a story filled with humour and emotion.

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