Bleak House

By Charles Dickens

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English

Bleak House

68 reading units · organized by chapter

Contents

  1. Front matter
    1. PREFACE
  2. CHAPTER I — In Chancery
  3. CHAPTER II — In Fashion
  4. CHAPTER III — A Progress
  5. CHAPTER IV — Telescopic Philanthropy
  6. CHAPTER V — A Morning Adventure
  7. CHAPTER VI — Quite at Home
  8. CHAPTER VII — The Ghost’s Walk
  9. CHAPTER VIII — Covering a Multitude of Sins
  10. CHAPTER IX — Signs and Tokens
  11. CHAPTER X — The Law-Writer
  12. CHAPTER XI — Our Dear Brother
  13. CHAPTER XII — On the Watch
  14. CHAPTER XIII — Esther’s Narrative
  15. CHAPTER XIV — Deportment
  16. CHAPTER XV — Bell Yard
  17. CHAPTER XVI — Tom-all-Alone’s
  18. CHAPTER XVII — Esther’s Narrative
  19. CHAPTER XVIII — Lady Dedlock
  20. CHAPTER XIX — Moving On
  21. CHAPTER XX — A New Lodger
  22. CHAPTER XXI — The Smallweed Family
  23. CHAPTER XXII — Mr. Bucket
  24. CHAPTER XXIII — Esther’s Narrative
  25. CHAPTER XXIV — An Appeal Case
  26. CHAPTER XXV — Mrs. Snagsby Sees It All
  27. CHAPTER XXVI — Sharpshooters
  28. CHAPTER XXVII — More Old Soldiers Than One
  29. CHAPTER XXVIII — The Ironmaster
  30. CHAPTER XXIX — The Young Man
  31. CHAPTER XXX — Esther’s Narrative
  32. CHAPTER XXXI — Nurse and Patient
  33. CHAPTER XXXII — The Appointed Time
  34. CHAPTER XXXIII — Interlopers
  35. CHAPTER XXXIV — A Turn of the Screw
  36. CHAPTER XXXV — Esther’s Narrative
  37. CHAPTER XXXVI — Chesney Wold
  38. CHAPTER XXXVII — Jarndyce and Jarndyce
  39. CHAPTER XXXVIII — A Struggle
  40. CHAPTER XXXIX — Attorney and Client
  41. CHAPTER XL — National and Domestic
  42. CHAPTER XLI — In Mr. Tulkinghorn’s Room
  43. CHAPTER XLII — In Mr. Tulkinghorn’s Chambers
  44. CHAPTER XLIII — Esther’s Narrative
  45. CHAPTER XLIV — The Letter and the Answer
  46. CHAPTER XLV — In Trust
  47. CHAPTER XLVI — Stop Him!
  48. CHAPTER XLVII — Jo’s Will
  49. CHAPTER XLVIII — Closing In
  50. CHAPTER XLIX — Dutiful Friendship
  51. CHAPTER L — Esther’s Narrative
  52. CHAPTER LI — Enlightened
  53. CHAPTER LII — Obstinacy
  54. CHAPTER LIII — The Track
  55. CHAPTER LIV — Springing a Mine
  56. CHAPTER LV — Flight
  57. CHAPTER LVI — Pursuit
  58. CHAPTER LVII — Esther’s Narrative
  59. CHAPTER LVIII — A Wintry Day and Night
  60. CHAPTER LIX — Esther’s Narrative
  61. CHAPTER LX — Perspective
  62. CHAPTER LXI — A Discovery
  63. CHAPTER LXII — Another Discovery
  64. CHAPTER LXIII — Steel and Iron
  65. CHAPTER LXIV — Esther’s Narrative
  66. CHAPTER LXV — Beginning the World
  67. CHAPTER LXVI — Down in Lincolnshire
  68. CHAPTER LXVII — The Close of Esther’s Narrative