Bleak House
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London ; Penguin Books, ©2003.
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Book
ISBN
0141439726, 9780141439723, 9780141439723, 0141439726
Physical Desc
xxxix, 1036 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 67
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Watauga Public Library - College Bound CollectionYA F DICKENSOn Shelf

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Published
London ; Penguin Books, ©2003.
Language
English
ISBN
0141439726, 9780141439723, 9780141439723, 0141439726
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.8, 67 Points

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Includes bibliographical references pages (xxxvii-xxxviii).
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Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections - between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's later novels is his attack on an uncaring society more imaginatively embodied, but nowhere either is the mixture of comedy and angry satire more deftly managed. 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. And it is a fable about redemption, in which a bleak house is transformed by the resilience of human love.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, C., & Bradbury, N. (2003). Bleak House . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 and Nicola, Bradbury. 2003. Bleak House. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 and Nicola, Bradbury. Bleak House Penguin Books, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, Charles, and Nicola Bradbury. Bleak House Penguin Books, 2003.

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