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Bleak House (Modern Library Classics)
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Author: Charles Dickens
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Manufacturer: Modern Library
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Bleak House (Modern Library Classics) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780375760051
ISBN: 0375760059
Label: Modern Library
Manufacturer: Modern Library
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 928
Publication Date: 2002-07
Publisher: Modern Library
Product Release Date: 2002-07-09
Studio: Modern Library
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780375760051
ISBN: 0375760059
Label: Modern Library
Manufacturer: Modern Library
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 928
Publication Date: 2002-07
Publisher: Modern Library
Product Release Date: 2002-07-09
Studio: Modern Library
Editorial Review of Bleak House (Modern Library Classics)
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.
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.
Customer Reviews of Bleak House (Modern Library Classics)
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Wonderful Read
Review: I've read most everything from Dickens but happend to pick this up in a book store, craving some good British literature. Though this book was some what predictable, it was a page turner and suspensful. This is one of my favorite Dickens works, and will keep you entertained for hours.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful edition of Dickens' masterpiece
Review: I had read Bleak House in college. My book at the time was a used version with pages falling out. Since I decided to reread the book this summer, I wanted to get a newer edition. I chose Modern Library Classics because it preserved a lot of the original illustrations when the work was first published. Of course, Dickens' opus is marvelous, and I recommend you read his story on the never-ending lawsuit and its repercussions on the characters involved. Rather than focusing on the merits of the story and why should should read the book, I think it's more helpful to recommend what edition to buy because there are a lot. I chose Modern Library Classics for its illustrations, its readable typeface, and strong binding. Overall, they have created beautiful edition Dickens' book deserves.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: My favorite Dickens novel
Review: It's hard to pick the best Dickens novel. Dickens himself favored David Copperfield and there is a lot to recommend that. But the novel of his that I most admire is Bleak House. It has a great range of characters, a personal mystery at its core, and the first detective in fiction. Dickens alternates the story-telling between the voice of the all-knowing author and that of the naive female lead character. From street sweepers to the lords and everyone in between, the dark theme of an impersonal social order and system grinding people up is remarkably like Kafka.
Review Summary: Wonderful Read
Review: I've read most everything from Dickens but happend to pick this up in a book store, craving some good British literature. Though this book was some what predictable, it was a page turner and suspensful. This is one of my favorite Dickens works, and will keep you entertained for hours.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Beautiful edition of Dickens' masterpiece
Review: I had read Bleak House in college. My book at the time was a used version with pages falling out. Since I decided to reread the book this summer, I wanted to get a newer edition. I chose Modern Library Classics because it preserved a lot of the original illustrations when the work was first published. Of course, Dickens' opus is marvelous, and I recommend you read his story on the never-ending lawsuit and its repercussions on the characters involved. Rather than focusing on the merits of the story and why should should read the book, I think it's more helpful to recommend what edition to buy because there are a lot. I chose Modern Library Classics for its illustrations, its readable typeface, and strong binding. Overall, they have created beautiful edition Dickens' book deserves.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: My favorite Dickens novel
Review: It's hard to pick the best Dickens novel. Dickens himself favored David Copperfield and there is a lot to recommend that. But the novel of his that I most admire is Bleak House. It has a great range of characters, a personal mystery at its core, and the first detective in fiction. Dickens alternates the story-telling between the voice of the all-knowing author and that of the naive female lead character. From street sweepers to the lords and everyone in between, the dark theme of an impersonal social order and system grinding people up is remarkably like Kafka.