Bleak House: Charles Dickens (Macmillan Collector's Library, 223)

Bleak House: Charles Dickens (Macmillan Collector's Library, 223)

by Charles Dickens (Author), David Stuart Davies (Introduction), Charles Dickens (Author), David Stuart Davies (Introduction), Charles Dickens (Author), Charles Dickens (Author), H. K. Browne (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Bleak House is not only a love story and a tightly plotted murder mystery, but also a condemnation of the corruption at the heart of English society.

Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by David Stuart Davies and original illustrations by H. K. Browne.

The inheritance case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has been going on for generations involving myriad characters from all walks of life. There's Esther Summerson, Dickens' feisty heroine; Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock, cocooned in their stately home in Lincolnshire; and Jo, the penniless crossing sweeper. We are drawn in and fascinated by the complex relationships. Indeed in none of Charles Dickens' other novels is the canvas broader, the sweep more inclusive, the linguistic texture richer and the gallery of comic grotesques more extraordinary.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 1296
Edition: Main Market
Publisher: Macmillan Collector's Library
Published: 06 Feb 2020

ISBN 10: 1509825428
ISBN 13: 9781509825424