Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
English
⏱ 43h 30m
67 chapters
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Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. It is widely held to be one of Dickens' finest and most complete novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. Dickens tells all of these both through the narrative of the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and as an omniscient narrator. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly but depressive John Jarndyce and the childish Harold Skimpole. The plot concerns a long-running legal dispute (Jarndyce and Jarndyce) which has far-reaching consequences for all involved. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Chapters
1
In Chancery
26m
2
In Fashion
23m
3
A Progress
59m
4
Telescopic Philanthropy
34m
5
A Morning Adventure
43m
6
Quite at Home
1h 7m
7
The Ghost's Walk
31m
8
Covering a Multitude of Sins
59m
9
Signs and Tokens
45m
10
The Law-Writer
34m
11
Our Dear Brother
45m
12
On the Watch
41m
13
Esther's Narrative
42m
14
Deportment
1h 4m
15
Bell Yard
45m
16
Tom-all-Alone's
25m
17
Esther's Narrative
40m
18
Lady Dedlock
52m
19
Moving on
40m
20
A New Lodger
42m
21
The Smallweed Family
54m
22
Mr. Bucket
39m
23
Esther's Narrative
52m
24
An Appeal Case
50m
25
Mrs. Snagsby Sees it All
28m
26
Sharpshooters
38m
27
More Old Soldiers than One
38m
28
The Ironmaster
36m
29
The Young Man
30m
30
Esther's Narrative
47m
31
Nurse and Patient
48m
32
The Appointed Time
41m
33
Interlopers
45m
34
A Turn of the Screw
43m
35
Esther's Narrative
45m
36
Chesney Wold
50m
37
Jarndyce and Jarndyce
58m
38
A Struggle
31m
39
Attorney and Client
50m
40
National and Domestic
38m
41
In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Room
27m
42
In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Chambers
23m
43
Esther's Narrative
43m
44
The Letter and the Answer
21m
45
In Trust
37m
46
Stop him!
25m
47
Jo's Will
39m
48
Closing In
46m
49
Dutiful Friendship
40m
50
Esther's Narrative
27m
51
Enlightened
30m
52
Obstinacy
30m
53
The Track
31m
54
Springing a Mine
58m
55
Flight
45m
56
Pursuit
23m
57
Esther's Narrative
49m
58
A Wintry Day and Night
40m
59
Esther's Narrative
35m
60
Perspective
36m
61
A Discovery
30m
62
Another Discovery
25m
63
Steel and Iron
22m
64
Esther's Narrative
32m
65
Beginning the World
19m
66
Down in Lincolnshire
13m
67
The Close of Esther's Narrative
12m