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Bleak House * Available on Tape.

By Charles Dickens
Read by David Case (Brit.)
1992 Books on Tape, Inc.
Unabridged
Classics > Fiction - Historical

The futility of law, the hardships of children, mystery and romance all combined by a master.

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Widely regarded as Dickens’s masterpiece, Bleak House centers on the generations-long lawsuit Jarndyce and Jarndyce, through which “whole families have inherited legendary hatreds.” Focusing on Esther Summerson, a ward of John Jarndyce, the novel traces Esther’s romantic coming-of-age and, in classic Dickensian style, the gradual revelation of long-buried secrets, all set against the foggy backdrop of the Court of Chancery. Mixing romance, mystery, comedy, and satire, Bleak House limns the suffering caused by the intricate inefficiency of the law.

The text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first single-volume edition, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1853, and reproduces thirty-nine of H. K. Browne’s original illustrations for the book.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Reviewer: Anonymous (see other books I've reviewed)

June 24, 2002

I'm eagerly awaiting part two in the mail. The reader is excellent. Dickens writes some chapters in the first person voice of the little girl protagonist, Esther, and others in the omnicient voice. Mr. Case keeps us in the know with just the right shift in his voice as to who's telling the story without letting it get in the way. He portrays each character so well it's almost uncanny. Go for this one!!!

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Reviewer: William Daniels (see other books I've reviewed)

December 7, 2001

What can you say about Dickens that hasn't already been said. He has the most unique characters of any novelist. They are, to use a cliche, larger than life! Dickens at his worst, is still better than most!!

That said, this is probably his most complex plot. It can be very confusing if you rely on the audiobook alone for full understanding. I had to purchase a Dickens guide that lists all his characters in all his books - Charles Dickens A to Z. It is a very worthwhile purchase if you like Dickens.