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Bleak House

Book • 1853
Bleak House, published in 1852-1853, is a novel by Charles Dickens that revolves around the Jarndyce family and their entanglement in the interminable lawsuit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce.

The story highlights the inefficiencies and injustices of the English Court of Chancery, as well as themes of family secrets, blackmail, murder, and social critique.

The novel follows Esther Summerson, who becomes the guardian of two other wards, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare, and their lives as they navigate the complexities of the lawsuit and personal secrets, particularly those surrounding Lady Dedlock and her past.

The novel is known for its vivid portrayal of Victorian England and its critique of various social and legal institutions of the time.

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Mentioned in 18 episodes

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Tyler Cowen
as one of his favorite novels, highlighting its exploration of complex legal systems and mysterious elements.
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Andrew Hunter-Murray
as a book that predicts the way that people can get really sucked into something and lose all perspective.
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Barbara Bleisch
im Zusammenhang mit der Diskussion über moralische Verpflichtungen und die Balance zwischen Altruismus und persönlicher Erfüllung.
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Afua Hirsch
as books she read as a child and during school.
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Charles Dickens | Hard Times | 1
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Angelina Stanford
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Cindy Rollins
in the context of teaching literature and the importance of reading whole books.
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John Williams
as a book he might take on vacation.
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Afua Hirsch
as one of Dickens's works.
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Mentioned as a book where Lady Deadlock recognizes her former fiance's handwriting, prompting plot events.
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Dominic Sandbrook
as an author who introduced an early prototype of a detective character.
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Tom Schreiner
as one of his favorite authors.
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The Tom Schreiner Interview
Mentioned for its remarkable description of London.
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Helen Castor
while discussing the emotional impact of reading Dickens' Bleak House.
Helen Castor: imagining life in the fourteenth century.
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Philip Womack
, mentioning the inability of students to understand its introduction.
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Mary Gaitskill
as an example of a Victorian novel with subtle eroticism.
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Ryder Richards
as a narrative detailing suffering.
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Philip Young
when discussing the feeling he had when ChatGPT 3.5 and 4 were released.
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Tyler Cowen
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Neal Stephenson
's opinion on the novel.
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Jim Hacking
while discussing a character in Charles Dickens' novel.
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Ryder Richards
as an example of novels that illustrate suffering.
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