Bleak house / Charles Dickens ; with the original illustrations by Phiz ; introduced by Barbara Hardy.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679405682
- ISBN: 9780679405689
- ISBN: 0192545035
- Physical Description: xlix, 891 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Producer: New York: Knopf, 1991.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page xxxiii).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Select bibliography -- Chronology -- List of illustrations -- List of characters -- Author's preface -- In Chancery -- In fashion -- A Progress -- Telescopic philanthropy -- A Morning adventure -- Quite at home -- Ghost's walk -- Covering a multitude of sins -- Signs and tokens -- Law-writer -- Our dear brother -- On the watch -- Esther's narrative -- Deportment -- Bell yard -- Tom-all-alone's -- Lady Dedlock -- Moving on -- A New lodger -- Smallweed family -- Mr. Bucket -- An Appeal case -- Mrs. Snagsby sees it all -- Sharpshooters -- More old soldiers than one -- Ironmaster -- Young man -- Nurse and patient -- Appointed time -- Interlopers -- A Turn of the screw -- Chesney world -- Jarndyce and Jarndyce -- A Struggle -- Attorney and client -- National and domestic -- In Mr. Tulkinghorn's room -- In Mr. Tulkinghorn's chambers -- Letter and the answer -- In trust -- Stop him! -- Jo's will -- Closing in -- Dutiful friendship -- Enlightened -- Obstinacy -- Track -- Springing a mine -- Flight -- Pursuit -- A Wintry day and night -- Perspective -- A Discovery -- Another discovery -- Steel and iron -- Beginning the world -- Down in Lincolnshire -- Close of Esther's narrative -- Appendix -- Introduction to the original Everyman edition / G.K. Chesterton.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1180L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.8 67 60407.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC DICKENS (Text) | 36015000273041 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | FIC DICKENS (Text) | 36015000826186 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F DIC (Text) | 34621990368097 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | DIC (Text) | 33258008998929 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | F DIC (Text) | 39488500949666 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | FIC DICKENS (Text) | 33262002645197 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | FIC DIC (Text) | 31421620758616 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mary Duncan Public Library | FIC Dickens (Text) | 38950610539100 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Mocksville | F DICKENS (Text) | 39872001401246 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F DIC (Text) | 0020511532598 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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