BLEAK HOUSE (Historical Thriller Based on True Events)
Legal Thriller (Including "The Life of Charles Dickens" & Criticism)By Charles Dickens
Length90h 7m
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At the centre of Bleak House is the long-running legal case, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, inspired by a real-life Chancery case, which came about because someone wrote several conflicting wills, which than led to numerous family feuds, schemes and murder.
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length90 hrs 7 mins
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Publish dateFeb 27, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface
83Bleak House
2Chapter I. In Chancery
84Child’s History of England
3Chapter II. In Fashion
85Hard Times
4Chapter III. A Progress
86Little Dorrit
5Chapter IV. Telescopic Philanthropy
87A Tale of Two Cities
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6Chapter V. A Morning Adventure
88Great Expectations
7Chapter VI. Quite at Home
89Our Mutual Friend
8Chapter VII. The Ghost's Walk
90Edwin Drood
9Chapter VIII. Covering a Multitude of Sins
91Master Humphrey’s Clock
10Chapter IX. Signs and Tokens
92Reprinted Pieces
11Chapter X. The Law-Writer
93Volume I. 1812-1842
12Chapter XI. Our Dear Brother
94Chapter I. Childhood
13Chapter XII. On the Watch
95Chapter II. Hard Experiences in Boyhood
14Chapter XIII. Esther's Narrative
96Chapter III. School-Days and Start in Life
15Chapter XIV. Deportment
97Chapter IV. Reporters' Gallery and Newspaper Literature
16Chapter XV. Bell Yard
98Chapter V. First Book, and Origin of Pickwick
17Chapter XVI. Tom-all-Alone's
99Chapter VI. Writing the Pickwick Papers
18Chapter XVII. Esther's Narrative
100Chapter VII. Between Pickwick and Nickleby
19Chapter XVIII. Lady Dedlock
101Chapter VIII. Oliver Twist
20Chapter XIX. Moving On
102Chapter IX. Nicholas Nickleby
21Chapter XX. A New Lodger
103Chapter X. During and After Nickleby
22Chapter XXI. The Smallweed Family
104Chapter XI. New Literary Project
23Chapter XXII. Mr. Bucket
105Chapter XII. The Old Curiosity Shop
24Chapter XXIII. Esther's Narrative
106Chapter XIII. Devonshire Terrace and Broadstairs
25Chapter XXIX. An Appeal Case
107Chapter XIV. Barnaby Rudge
26Chapter XXV. Mrs. Snagsby Sees It All
108Chapter XV. Public Dinner in Edinburgh
27Chapter XXVI. Sharpshooters
109Chapter XVI. Adventures in the Highlands
28Chapter XXVII. More Old Soldiers Than One
110Chapter XVII. Again at Broadstairs
29Chapter XXVIII. The Ironmaster
111Chapter XVIII. Eve of the Visit to America
30Chapter XXIX. The Young Man
112Chapter XIX. First Impressions of America
31Chapter XXX. Esther's Narrative
113Chapter XX. Second Impressions of America
32Chapter XXXI. Nurse and Patient
114Chapter XXI. Philadelphia, Washington, and the South
33Chapter XXXII. The Appointed Time
115Chapter XXII. Canal-boat Journeys: Bound Far West
34Chapter XXXIII. Interlopers
116Chapter XXIII. The Far West: To Niagara Falls
35Chapter XXXIV. A Turn of the Screw
117Chapter XXIV. Niagara and Montreal
36Chapter XXXV. Esther's Narrative
118Volume II. 1842-1852
37Chapter XXXVI. Chesney Wold
119Chapter I. American Notes
38Chapter XXXVII. Jarndyce and Jarndyce
120Chapter II. First Year of Martin Chuzzlewit
39Chapter XXXVIII. A Struggle
121Chapter III. Chuzzlewit Disappointments and Christmas Carol
40Chapter XXXIX. Attorney and Client
122Chapter IV. Year of Departure for Italy
41Chapter XL. National and Domestic
123Chapter V. Idleness at Albaro: Villa Bagnerello
42Chapter XLI. In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Room
124Chapter VI. Work in Genoa: Palazzo Peschiere
43Chapter XLII. In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Chambers
125Chapter VII. Italian Travel
44Chapter XLIII. Esther's Narrative
126Chapter VIII. Last Months in Italy
45Chapter XLIV. The Letter and the Answer
127Chapter IX. Again in England. 1845-1846
46Chapter XLV. In Trust
128Chapter X. A Home in Switzerland
47Chapter XLVI. Stop Him!
129Chapter XI. Swiss People and Scenery
48Chapter XLVII. Jo's Will
130Chapter XII. Sketches Chiefly Personal
49Chapter XLVIII. Closing In
131Chapter XIII. Literary Labour at Lausanne
50Chapter XLIX. Dutiful Friendship
132Chapter XIV. Revolution at Geneva, Christmas Book, and Last Days In Switzerland
51Chapter L. Esther's Narrative
133Chapter XV. Three Months in Paris
52Chapter LI. Enlightened
134Chapter XVI. Dombey and Son
53Chapter LII. Obstinacy
135Chapter XVII. Splendid Strolling
54Chapter LIII. The Track
136Chapter XVIII. Seaside Holidays
55Chapter LIV. Springing a Mine
137Chapter XIX. Haunted Man and Household Words
56Chapter LV. Flight
138Chapter XX. Last Years in Devonshire Terrace
57Chapter LVI. Pursuit
139Volume III. 1852-1870
58Chapter LVII. Esther's Narrative
140Chapter I. David Copperfield and Bleak House
59Chapter LVIII. A Wintry Day and Night
141Chapter II. Home Incidents and Hard Times
60Chapter LIX. Esther's Narrative
142Chapter III. Switzerland and Italy Revisited
61Chapter LX. Perspective
143Chapter IV. Three Summers at Boulogne
62Chapter LXI. A Discovery
144Chapter V. Residence in Paris
63Chapter LXII. Another Discovery
145Chapter VI. Little Dorrit, and a Lazy Tour
64Chapter LXIII. Steel and Iron
146Chapter VII. What Happened at this Time
65Chapter LXIV. Esther's Narrative
147Chapter VIII. Gadshill Place
66Chapter LXV. Beginning the World
148Chapter IX. First Paid Readings
67Chapter LXVI. Down in Lincolnshire
149Chapter X. All the Year Round and the Uncommercial Traveller
68Chapter LXVII. The Close of Esther's Narrative
150Chapter XI. Second Series of Readings
69Introduction
151Chapter XII. Hints for Books Written and Unwritten
70Sketches by Boz
152Chapter XIII. Third Series of Readings
71Pickwick Papers
153Chapter XIV. Dickens as a Novelist
72Nicholas Nickleby
154Chapter XV. America Revisited: November and December 1867
73Oliver Twist
155Chapter XVI. America Revisited: January to April 1868
74Old Curiosity Shop
156Chapter XVII. Last Readings
75Barnaby Rudge
157Chapter XVIII. Last Book
76American Notes
158Chapter XIX. Personal Characteristics
77Pictures from Italy
159Chapter XX. The End
78Martin Chuzzlewit
160Appendix.
79Christmas Books
161I. The Writings of Charles Dickens.
80Dombey and Son
162II. The Will of Charles Dickens (pt. 1)
81David Copperfield
163II. The Will of Charles Dickens (pt. 2)
82Christmas Stories
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