Bleak House

Charles Dickens

Aug 2018 · Oregan Publishing · Narrated by Stacy Newman

4.9

14 reviews

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38 hr 57 min

Unabridged

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Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. At the novel's core is long-running litigation in England's Court of Chancery, Jarndyce v Jarndyce, which has far-reaching consequences for all involved. The litigation, which already has taken many years and consumed between £60,000 and £70,000 in court costs, is emblematic of the failure of Chancery. Though Chancery lawyers and judges criticised Dickens's portrait of Chancery as exaggerated and unmerited, his novel helped to spur an ongoing movement that culminated in the enactment of legal reform in the 1870s

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4.9

14 reviews

Frank Caruthers

January 23, 2025

Some of the voice actor's characters are over the top, but generally a very good reading.

Mary-Ellen Wayne

September 15, 2019

Great writing! Clear narration, as well. I highly reconmend this audiobook!

4 people found this review helpful

Pauline Brown

July 3, 2019

vividly brought to life!

2 people found this review helpful

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