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Bleak House
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Published:
[United States] : Open Road Media, 2017.
Content Description:
1 online resource (594 pages)
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 67
Lexile measure:
1180L
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A tale of family secrets and the damaging corruption of the British legal system from the author of Great Expectations and Oliver Twist. In Bleak House, Charles Dickens not only pries apart the stultifying and ponderous conduct and contracts of British moneyed society, but also takes specific aim at an English judicial system in desperate need of modernization and reform. Featuring the voice of Esther Summerson-Dickens's only female narrator-the story unfolds around a generations-old legal case involving numerous inheritances. It is Esther's hidden birthright that sparks the drama, bringing to light such memorable characters as the Lady Dedlock, haunted by her shameful past; John Jarndyce, whose seemingly infinite kindness is driven by hidden guilt; and the sly lawyer Mr. Tulkinghorn, who secretly relishes the power his position gives him over his clients. Weaving a complex web of plots and subplots, Dickens created one of his most dramatically satisfying and boldly ambitious narratives in Bleak House, as the novel offers a scathing indictment of the mores and moral injustices of his time.

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eBook
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781504048187, 1504048180
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 8.8, 67 Points
Lexile measure:
1180

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A tale of family secrets and the damaging corruption of the British legal system from the author of Great Expectations and Oliver Twist. In Bleak House, Charles Dickens not only pries apart the stultifying and ponderous conduct and contracts of British moneyed society, but also takes specific aim at an English judicial system in desperate need of modernization and reform. Featuring the voice of Esther Summerson-Dickens's only female narrator-the story unfolds around a generations-old legal case involving numerous inheritances. It is Esther's hidden birthright that sparks the drama, bringing to light such memorable characters as the Lady Dedlock, haunted by her shameful past; John Jarndyce, whose seemingly infinite kindness is driven by hidden guilt; and the sly lawyer Mr. Tulkinghorn, who secretly relishes the power his position gives him over his clients. Weaving a complex web of plots and subplots, Dickens created one of his most dramatically satisfying and boldly ambitious narratives in Bleak House, as the novel offers a scathing indictment of the mores and moral injustices of his time.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Dickens, C. (2017). Bleak House. [United States], Open Road Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Dickens, Charles. 2017. Bleak House. [United States], Open Road Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Dickens, Charles, Bleak House. [United States], Open Road Media, 2017.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. [United States], Open Road Media, 2017.

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