Bleak house

Dickens, Charles 1812-1870 (Author). Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882 (illustrator.).

Summary: Bleak House defies a single description. It is a mystery story, in which Esther Summerson discovers the truth about her birth and her unknown mother's tragic life. It is a murder story, which comes to a climax in a thrilling chase, led by one of the earliest detectives in English fiction, Inspector Bucket.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307291912 (pbk. Premier classics)
ISBN: 030729191x
Physical Description: print
xx, 891 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Publisher: New York : Knopf, c1991.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Chronology -- List of illustrations -- List of characters -- Author's preface -- In Chancery -- In fashion -- A Progress -- Telescopic philanthropy -- A Morning adventure -- Quite at home -- The Ghost's walk -- Covering a multitude of sins -- Signs and tokens -- The Law-writer -- Our dear brother -- On the watch -- Esther's narrative -- Deportment -- Bell yard -- Tom-all-alone's -- Lady Dedlock -- Moving on -- A New lodger -- The Smallweed family -- Mr. Bucket -- An Appeal case -- Mrs. Snagsby sees it all -- Sharpshooters -- More old soldiers than one -- The Ironmaster -- The Young man -- Nurse and patient -- The Appointed time -- Interlopers -- A Turn of the screw -- Chesney world -- Jarndyce and Jarndyce -- A Struggle -- Attorney and client -- National and domestic -- In Mr. Tulkinghorn's room -- In Mr. Tulkinghorn's chambers -- The Letter and the answer -- In trust -- Stop him! -- Jo's will -- Closing in -- Dutiful friendship -- Enlightened -- Obstinacy -- The Track -- Springing a mine -- Flight -- Pursuit -- A Wintry day and night -- Perspective -- A Discovery -- Another discovery -- Steel and iron -- Beginning the world -- Down in Lincolnshire -- The Close of Esther's narrative -- Appendix -- Introduction / G.K. Chesterton.