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Arts, Books
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English
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United States
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Bleak house is one of Dickens finest achievements. It was written for serialisation in 1853 when Dickens was at the peak of his career. Monthly sales substantially exceeded his previous bestseller David Copperfield.
Dickens' mastery of the English language comes to the fore in this book. It is an energetic book: a complex mystery story revolving around the heroine Esther Summerson and her path from childhood to marriage. During the course of Esther’s narration Dickens introduces some wonderful and unforgettable characters, and at the same time provides a searing indictment of the laws’ corruption and self-serving interests which prevailed during that time. He pokes fun at the languid and landed aristocracy and questions the societal indifference to the poor. Detection, black comedy, farce, and tragic ruin run through the story. Critics at the time were unenthusiastic but the public were enthralled by it! - Summary by Peter John Keeble
Dickens' mastery of the English language comes to the fore in this book. It is an energetic book: a complex mystery story revolving around the heroine Esther Summerson and her path from childhood to marriage. During the course of Esther’s narration Dickens introduces some wonderful and unforgettable characters, and at the same time provides a searing indictment of the laws’ corruption and self-serving interests which prevailed during that time. He pokes fun at the languid and landed aristocracy and questions the societal indifference to the poor. Detection, black comedy, farce, and tragic ruin run through the story. Critics at the time were unenthusiastic but the public were enthralled by it! - Summary by Peter John Keeble
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The Close of Esther's Narrative
Sep 09, 2025
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Down in Lincolnshire LXVII.
Sep 09, 2025
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Beginning the World LXVI.
Sep 09, 2025
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The Close of Esther's Narrative
Sep 09, 2025
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Down in Lincolnshire LXVII.
Sep 09, 2025
11m
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Beginning the World LXVI.
Sep 09, 2025
16m
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Esther's Narrative
Sep 09, 2025
25m
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Steel and Iron
Sep 09, 2025
17m
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Another Discovery
Sep 09, 2025
20m
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A Discovery
Sep 09, 2025
24m
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Perspective
Sep 09, 2025
29m
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Esther's Narrative
Sep 09, 2025
29m
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A Wintry Day and Night
Sep 09, 2025
33m
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Esther's Narrative
Sep 09, 2025
40m
Pursuit
Sep 09, 2025
19m
Flight
Sep 09, 2025
36m
Springing a Mine
Sep 09, 2025
48m
The Track
Sep 09, 2025
27m
Obstinacy
Sep 09, 2025
24m
Enlightened
Sep 09, 2025
25m
Esther's Narrative
Sep 09, 2025
22m
Dutiful Friendship
Sep 09, 2025
31m
Closing In
Sep 09, 2025
38m
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Sep 08, 2025
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