Opening in the swirling mists of London, the novel revolves around a court case that has dragged on for decades?the infamous Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs. As Dickens takes us through the case?s history, he presents a cast of characters as idiosyncratic and memorable as any he ever created, including the beautiful Lady Dedlock, who hides a shocking secret about an illegitimate child and a long-lost love; Mr. Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English fiction; and the hilarious Mrs. Jellyby, whose endless philanthropy has left her utterly unconcerned about her own family.\\As a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder, the novel?s heroine, Esther Summerson, struggles to discover the truth about her birth and her unknown mother?s tragic life. Can the resilience of her love transform a bleak house? And?more devastatingly?will justice prevail?.
year: 2006, 1970, 1971, 2002, 1983, 1980, 1996, 2008, 1998, 2003, 2005, 1992, 1991, 1951, 1964, 1985, 1962, 1953
call number/section: 1000
subjects: illegitimate children, fiction, guardian and ward, young women, illegitimacy, london (england), fiction, england, social life and customs, 19th century, guardian-ward relationship, inheritance and succession, bildungsromans, mystery fiction, social problems, england, didactic fiction, social conditions, london, fiction, trusts and trustees, domestic fiction, didactic fiction
Editions
Dickens, Charles
Penguin Books (2006)
Charles Dickens's 1853 novel tells the story of several generations of the Jarndyce family who wait in vain to inherit money that is tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow-moving Court of Chancery.
Schools: 2
Dickens, Charles
Holt, Rinehart and Winston (1970)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Penguin (1971)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Modern Library (2002)
Esther, the illegitimate child of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon, is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce and lives with him at Bleak House.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Bantam (1983)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
New American Library (1980)
The High Court of Chancery, misplaced children, and mystery are all part of this Dickens classic.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Penguin (1996)
Esther, the illegitimate child of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon, is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce and lives with him at Bleak House.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Vintage Books (2008)
Presents Dickens's 1853 novel which tells the story of several generations of the Jarndyce family who wait in vain to inherit money that is tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow-moving Court of Chancery.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Oxford University Press (1998)
Presents Dickens's 1853 novel in which several generations of the Jarndyce family wait in vain for an inheritance tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow-moving Court of Chancery.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Signet Classic (2003)
Presents Dickens's 1853 novel which tells the story of several generations of the Jarndyce family who wait in vain to inherit money that is tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow moving Court of Chancery.
Schools: 3
Dickens, Charles
Barnes & Noble Classics (2005)
Often considered Charles Dickens?s masterpiece, Bleak House blends together several literary genresdetective fiction, romance, melodrama, and satireto create an unforgettable portrait of the decay and corruption at the heart of English law and society in the Victorian era.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Bantam Books (1992)
Esther, the illegitinate child of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon, is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce and lives with him at Bleak House.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Knopf (1991)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead (1951)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead (1951)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Penguin books (1964)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Modern Library (1985)
Esther Hawdon is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon. She is the ward of Dr. Jaendyce and lives in Bleak House with him.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Dodd (1951)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Oxford Univ. Press (1962)
Opening in the swirling mists of London, the novel revolves around a court case that has dragged on for decades?the infamous Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs. As Dickens takes us through the case?s history, he presents a cast of characters as idiosyncratic and memorable as any he ever created, including the beautiful Lady Dedlock, who hides a shocking secret about an illegitimate child and a long-lost love; Mr. Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English fiction; and the hilarious Mrs. Jellyby, whose endless philanthropy has left her utterly unconcerned about her own family.\\As a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder, the novel?s heroine, Esther Summerson, struggles to discover the truth about her birth and her unknown mother?s tragic life. Can the resilience of her love transform a bleak house? And?more devastatingly?will justice prevail?.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead & Company (1951)
Esther, the illegitinate child of Lady Dedlock and Captain Hawdon, is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce and lives with him at Bleak House.
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Literary Guild of America (1953)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Penguin Group (1964)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead & Company (1951)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead & Company (1951)
Schools: 0
Dickens, Charles
Presents Dickens's 1853 novel which tells the story of several generations of the Jarndyce family who wait in vain to inherit money that is tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow-moving Court of Chancery.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead (1951)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Dodd, Mead (1951)
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Oxford Univ. Press (1962)
Opening in the swirling mists of London, the novel revolves around a court case that has dragged on for decades?the infamous Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs. As Dickens takes us through the case?s history, he presents a cast of characters as idiosyncratic and memorable as any he ever created, including the beautiful Lady Dedlock, who hides a shocking secret about an illegitimate child and a long-lost love; Mr. Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English fiction; and the hilarious Mrs. Jellyby, whose endless philanthropy has left her utterly unconcerned about her own family.\\As a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder, the novel?s heroine, Esther Summerson, struggles to discover the truth about her birth and her unknown mother?s tragic life. Can the resilience of her love transform a bleak house? And?more devastatingly?will justice prevail?.
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Schools: 1
Dickens, Charles
Presents Dickens's 1853 novel which tells the story of several generations of the Jarndyce family who wait in vain to inherit money that is tied up in a legal dispute in England's notoriously slow moving Court of Chancery.
Schools: 1