Charles Dickens’s timeless classic, Bleak House, reveals intrigues and mysteries surrounding a fateful legal dispute, Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce. In the shadow of the decaying house with its dystopian name, characters attempt to navigate a city in turmoil and a collapsing legal system. Through a captivating web of characters – the tireless investigator Inspector Bucket, the orphaned and mysterious Esther Summerson, and the unforgettable charlatan Harold Skimpole – secrets are unveiled that impact their entire world. Dickens, through them, shines a sharp light on an unjust society filled with envy and class division.

CHARLES DICKENS [1812–1870], born in Portsmouth, England, was the most popular novelist of his time. He created a fictional world that reflected the social and technological changes during the Victorian era. Among his most famous works are David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and The Pickwick Papers.

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Ebook: 23 novembre 2023