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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100141439726

ISBN-139780141439723

eBay Product ID (ePID)128702944

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Book TitleBleak House

Number of Pages1088 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Literary, Historical

Publication Year2003

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes, Brown, Hablot K.

GenreFiction

AuthorCharles Dickens

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.9 in

Item Weight25.9 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Preface byEagleton, Terry

LCCN2003-269514

Reviews"Perhaps Bleak House is his best novel. . . . When Dickens wrote Bleak House he had grown up." G. K. Chesterton

Notes byBradbury, Nicola

Dewey Edition22

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal823.83

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisAs the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people- Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core, Bleak House is one of Dickens's most ambitious novels, with a range that extends from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the poorest of London slums., Charles Dickens's masterful assault on the injustices of the British legal system As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core, Bleak House is one of Dickens's most ambitious novels, with a range that extends from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the poorest of London slums. This edition follows the first book edition of 1853, and includes all the original illustrations by 'Phiz', as well as appendices on the Chancery and spontaneous combustion. In his preface, Terry Eagleton examines characterisation and considers Bleak House as an early work of detective fiction. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPR4556.A1 2003

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by philvwalker
Jan 25, 2018
An Excellent Book
Charles Dickens is a well known classic author. This book is one of his best. It is an excellent work, hard to put down.
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