Bleak House : Original and Unabridged (Paperback)

from japaul22

I enjoyed this very long Dickens novel that weaves together multiple stories and has more characters than you can possibly remember. This novel has it all - mystery, lawsuits, love triangles, blackmail, death, crazy people, spontaneous combustion, pre-marital sex . . . you name it. This makes the...

from Juva

This is the story of Esther Summerson, a devoted young orphan raised by a disinterested relative. For much of her life, she never knew the identity of her mother or father. The woman who raised Esther gave her to understand that her mother sinned greatly and as a result ruined the lives of both E...

from Kristelh

Charles Dickens 9th novel, written as a serial was a bit slow on the upstart but over all an enjoyable book once into a bit. A lot of characters that slowly come to light and how they are interconnected. This is the story of Chancery (or equity law courts) which is part of the legal system. The c...

from pepperedmoth

When I was young, I loved several things in my books: I loved my passionate fondness for the characters, to the point of believing them almost real, certainly having existences and thoughts and lives beyond the page. I loved how a good story made the world vanish, and for the space of a few hours...

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After watching the miniseries with Gillian Anderson, which I really enjoyed, I decided to read the novel. I had never read any Dickens before. The English is somewhat dated, and often a chore to plod through. The time and place and pop-culture and mannerisms and politics were also not well-known ...