Bleak House (Real Reads) (Library Binding)
Staff Reviews
Jarndyce vs Jarndyce has been making its way through Chancery Court for decades, whole herds of attorneys have made their careers shepherding this case with its many tentacles through the halls of justice. Dickens worked for a time as a law clerk and later had his days in court on copyright law for his books. He skewers the British legal system with gusto in this story chock full of subplots and amusements. This is Charles Dickens at his best, blending humor, betrayal, social commentary, and a rollicking good story. I don’t want to give away the plot, but it is a grand story worthy of the master.
— Deon StonehouseDescription
The sweet-natured orphan Esther Sommerson is taken in by a guardian whose family is cursed by a long, drawn-out legal case.