Bleak House (AmazonClassics Edition)

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Michael Page, Nicola Barber

An assembly of family, friends, lovers, and enemies are ensnared by the long-running court case Jarndyce and Jarndyce. For orphan Esther Summerson, it might lead to the truth of her parentage. The arrogant Lady Dedlock fears the legal tangle could expose her secret. For the malevolent solicitor Mr. Tulkinghorn, the costly dispute is a gainful opportunity. As for John Jarndyce, Esther's guardian and master of Bleak House, it's a chance to correct the past. When questions of inheritance become a trigger for murder, the sharp-eyed Inspector Bucket enters the fray.

Reaching from the treacherous upper crust to the humble London slums, Bleak House is Charles Dickens’s masterful social satire with equal parts mystery and romance.

Revised edition: Previously published as Bleak House, this edition of Bleak House (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

Public Domain (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Great reading of such a classic book

I found the readers of the book Bleak House to be extremely helpful in bringing the book alive with their native English accents and incredible range of voices for the various characters in the book. Both readers took turns in Reading various chapters. Adding a tremendous depth of understanding and appreciation that augmented and raised the enjoyment of reading Bleak House. It made it so much more enjoyable to both listen and follow along in the book.

Well Read!

A great story with impeccable performances!
I am finding that the reading is really good!
Esther's narration is by a woman reader.

voice acting something else

The two readers really get inside these characters. Adds to the classic with what might turn out to be a classic performance.