As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core, Bleak House is one of Dickens's most ambitious novels, with a range that extends from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the poorest of London slums.
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Dickens's chilling tale of murder and betrayal (Sunday Times )
Kafka's favourite book, a tour de force that mixes grand scale and minutely-observed, perfectly-heard reality. Incomparable set-pieces (that opening! spontaneous combustion!) and dialogue (James Hawes )
I keep on reading it in order to discover how to write a novel (John Mortimer )
Bleak House reads like an encyclopedia not only of its time and place but of us (Elizabeth Kostova )
Bleak House is the literati's favourite Dickens. It's one of the few stories that has modern resonance: the tale of a never-ending court case can be seen -if you squint -as the precursor of Kafka and Orwell (A.A. Gill ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Kafka's favourite book, a tour de force that mixes grand scale and minutely-observed, perfectly-heard reality. Incomparable set-pieces (that opening! spontaneous combustion!) and dialogue (James Hawes )
I keep on reading it in order to discover how to write a novel (John Mortimer )
Bleak House reads like an encyclopedia not only of its time and place but of us (Elizabeth Kostova )
Bleak House is the literati's favourite Dickens. It's one of the few stories that has modern resonance: the tale of a never-ending court case can be seen -if you squint -as the precursor of Kafka and Orwell (A.A. Gill ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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'Perhaps Bleak House is his best novel. . . . When Dickens wrote Bleak House he had grown up' G. K. Chesterton
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The opening description of this item says in Bold "UNABRIDGED". The moment I opened the packet it was clear this is an abridged item. Penguin have labelled their product clearly; Amazon have not. Like the other reviewers I am deeply disappointed.
This may well be a good abridged version; I haven't had time to listen to it yet. However it will continue to get damning reviews here while it is not labeled correctly.
This may well be a good abridged version; I haven't had time to listen to it yet. However it will continue to get damning reviews here while it is not labeled correctly.
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I ONLY ever buy unabridged audio books. I really don't see the point in abridged versions, especially of the classics. It's particularly annoying when these are clearly labelled as Unabridged on here when they are in fact abridged and labelled as such on the back of the CD case. I haven't opended mine and will be returning it immediately.
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I bought this one because it was the cheapest, and unabridged. Its seems I should have looked at the expensive ones then I would have seen that they are described as abridged, perhaps this would have given me an incling that this couldn't possibly be unabridged. This incorrect description is really awful when I have bought this for my degree. I have heard the unabridged version is about 35 hours and mine is only 7. Not only should it obviously have the correct description, when selling audio books the playing length should be listed as well. This would provide damage control when words such as 'unabridged' are incorrectly used. And then if i decided I couldn't afford an unabridged version I could have bought the longest abridged version. This must be amazon's fault because they sell it and it is their top listing of bleak house audio book products. I am extremely disappointed at them.
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the audio version containing reader's notes helps understanding of the novel. Itis easy to work back words and forwards through the novel to find the important points.
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This was bought as a Christmas present for my sister. I was a bit concerned that, as it was an abridged rather than a full text edition, she might find it disappointing. Read more
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