Bleak House
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Published
, [1852].
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Book
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[Original ed. without illustrations].
ISBN
9781843548539 (pbk : Atlantic : 2008)
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Published
, [1852].
Edition
[Original ed. without illustrations].
Language
English
ISBN
9781843548539 (pbk : Atlantic : 2008)

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Originally published in 20 monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853.
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Treated as a "blanket" record for the classic title. Other versions with criticism, illustrations, adaptations, etc. cataloged separately.
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The case of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce?a dispute over a vast fortune left by a miser who died intestate?has occupied the Court of Chancery for years. When Lady Dedlock faints upon recognizing the handwriting in one of the documents pertaining to the case, her sinister lawyer, Tulkinghorn, immediately suspects a hidden secret, and an opportunity for blackmail?but he is playing a dangerous game, and is soon found dead: a victim of murder. It is down to Detective Inspector Bucket to solve the mystery.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, C. (1852). Bleak House ([Original ed. without illustrations].).

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. 1852. Bleak House. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Bleak House , 1852.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dickens, Charles. Bleak House [Original ed. without illustrations]., 1852.

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