Bleak House
Charles Dickens
At the court of Chancery, the interminable suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce becomes the centre of a web of relationships at all levels, from Sir Leicester Dedlock to Jo the crossing sweeper, and a metaphor for the decay and corruption at the heart of English society.
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Posted by tcook@abctales.com (1 year ago ) It's a stunning tour de force by one of England's greatest writers. The social comment is mixed into a classic story of love and intrigue. Read Ackroyd's biography of Dickens to understand the context in which it is set.
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Posted by Poetica (1 year ago ) The title misled me - I was expecting bleak deariness, characters trapped in one house with perhaps an overbearing patriarch to round it off. Not in the slightest! Thoroughly recommended as a very funny book.
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