Bleak House

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: 9780679405689
ISBN: 0679405682 :
Physical Description: print
xlix, 891 p. ; 22 cm.
Publisher: New York ; Toronto : Knopf : Houghton, 1991, 1907.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published in 20 episode installments between March 1852-September 1853 and in book form in 1853.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Select bibliography -- 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 to the original Everyman edition / G.K. Chesterton.