March 19, 2024
ca.1897 Charles Dickens , Bleak House - Corrupt Courts
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The Works of Charles Dickens Bleak House By Charles Dickens With Illustrations By F. Barnard Published By Lovell, Coryell & Company 310-318 Sixth Avenue New York circa 1897 Titlepage is undated. The publisher of this book, Lovell, Coryell & Company, was in operation for only a brief few years, from 1892 until 1897; tfore this book was published between 1892 and 1897. 5.5" x 7.5" 862 Pages. Hardcover in Cloth Binding. Top Page Edge Gilt. *** About 112 Years Old *** Bleak House By Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Complete, and Very Illustrated . 36 Full-Page Illustrations [ Thirty-Six individual Illustration Plates ]. Bleak House is a satirical look at the legal system in London as it consumes the minds and talents of the greedy and nearly destroys the lives of innocents. Dickens's tale takes us from the foggy dank streets of London and the maze of the Inns of Court to the peaceful countryside of England. Likewise, the characters run from murderous villains to virtuous girls, from a devoted lover to a "fallen woman," all of whom are affected by a legal suit in which t will, of course, be no winner. The story is related in first-person narrative by the orphan and principal character, "Esther". The cast of memorable characters includes: Jo, a poor boy literally chased from places of refuge and thus provide Dickens with one of his most
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