Project Gutemberg
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
Bleak House by Charles Dickens, a novel opening with Chap. I: In Chancery and a preview of the Court of Chancery, with Preface and Contents listed; includes initial setting and characters, and an overview of the legal drama that drives the narrative.
Great questions to ask
- Who is the author of Bleak House and what is the main setting introduced in the opening chapters?
- What is Jarndyce and Jarndyce and why is it significant in the early chapters?
- Summarize the opening description of the Court of Chancery and its atmosphere.
Bleak House
Charles Dickens