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Bleak House

Bleak House

by Charles Dickens

A young woman of uncertain parentage is taken in by a kindly guardian, while her fate and that of two other young people hinge on the outcome of an interminable legal case.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1853
Latest release
Jul 28, 2026
Pages
1246
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. I. In Chancery
  3. II. In Fashion
  4. III. A Progress
  5. IV. Telescopic Philanthropy
  6. V. A Morning Adventure
  7. VI. Quite at Home
  8. VII. The Ghost’s Walk
  9. VIII. Covering a Multitude of Sins
  10. IX. Signs and Tokens
  11. X. The Law-Writer
  12. XI. Our Dear Brother
  13. XII. On the Watch
  14. XIII. Esther’s Narrative
  15. XIV. Deportment
  16. XV. Bell Yard
  17. XVI. Tom-All-Alone’s
  18. XVII. Esther’s Narrative
  19. XVIII. Lady Dedlock
  20. XIX. Moving On
  21. XX. A New Lodger
  22. XXI. The Smallweed Family
  23. XXII. Mr. Tulkinghorn's Room
  24. XXIII. Esther’s Narrative
  25. XXIV. An Appeal Case
  26. XXV. Mrs. Snagsby Sees It All
  27. XXVI. Sharpshooters
  28. XXVII. More Old Soldiers Than One
  29. XXVIII. The Ironmaster
  30. XXIX. The Young Man
  31. Esther’s Narrative
  32. XXXI. Nurse and Patient
  33. XXXII. The Appointed Time
  34. XXXIII. Interlopers
  35. XXXIV. A Turn of the Screw
  36. XXXV. Esther’s Narrative
  37. XXXVI. Chesney Wold
  38. XXXVII. Jarndyce and Jarndyce
  39. XXXVIII. A Struggle
  40. XXXIX. Attorney and Client
  41. XL. National and Domestic
  42. XLI. In Mr. Tulkinghorn’s Room
  43. XLII. In Mr. Tulkinghorn’s Chambers
  44. XLIII. Esther’s Narrative
  45. XLIV. The Letter and the Answer
  46. XLV. In Trust
  47. XLVI. Stop Him!
  48. XLVII. Jo’s Will
  49. XLVIII. Closing In
  50. XLIX. Dutiful Friendship
  51. Esther’s Narrative
  52. LI. Enlightened
  53. LII. Obstinacy
  54. LIII. The Track
  55. LIV. Springing a Mine
  56. LV. Flight
  57. LVI. Pursuit
  58. LVII. Esther’s Narrative
  59. LVIII. A Wintry Day and Night
  60. LIX. Esther’s Narrative
  61. LX
  62. LXI
  63. LXII
  64. LXIII
  65. LXIV
  66. LXV
  67. LXVI
  68. LXVII