Bibliograph

Bleak House, an authoritative and annotated text, illustrations, a note on the text, genesis and composition, backgrounds, criticism, Charles Dickens ; edited by George Ford, Sylvère Monod

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Label

Bleak House, an authoritative and annotated text, illustrations, a note on the text, genesis and composition, backgrounds, criticism, Charles Dickens ; edited by George Ford, Sylvère Monod

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 985-986)

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Bleak House

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2984244

Responsibility statement

Charles Dickens ; edited by George Ford, Sylvère Monod

Series statement

A Norton critical edition

Sub title

an authoritative and annotated text, illustrations, a note on the text, genesis and composition, backgrounds, criticism

Summary

With their estate entangled in an interminable legal case, the young wards of the court Richard Carstone and Ada Clare are taken into the benevolent care of the kindly John Jarndyce. Ada's companion, the gentle and good-hearted Esther Summerson, is devoted to the old man and, although she loves another, becomes betrothed to him. But behind Esther's supposed orphan past lies a dark secret that leads tragically to deceit, blackmail and murder. And as the endless lawsuit erodes their inheritance, the happiness that Richard and Ada have found in each other is brought into desperate jeopardy

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