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Bleak House

by Charles Dickens · 1853 · 1017 pages

Stephen King
Stephen King
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Recommended by 2 elites

Recommended by 2 Elites

Guillermo del Toro

Stephen King

About This Book

A satirical indictment of the Victorian legal system centered on the interminable case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce. The story intertwines the lives of diverse characters across London's social strata, from the fog-shrouded Court of Chancery to the aristocratic Dedlock estate. It explores themes of systemic corruption, social inequality, and the human cost of institutional inertia.

Genres

HistoryFiction & LiteratureSociety & Politics

Topics

CorruptionJusticePovertySocial StratificationSystems Thinking

Book Details

Published

1853

Pages

1017

Language

en

ISBN

9780141439723

Audiobook Available

36h 0m
Narrated by Simon Vance

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