Bleak House
Bleak House is one of Charles Dickens’s greatest and most ambitious novels, published in monthly parts between 1852 and 1853. At its heart lies Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a lawsuit over a disputed will that has dragged through the Court of Chancery so long that it has ruined lives and enriched only the lawyers. Around this case Dickens weaves a huge cast, from the orphan Esther Summerson, who narrates half the book, to the proud Lady Dedlock hiding a secret, the sinister lawyer Tulkinghorn, and the doomed crossing-sweeper Jo. It is at once a mystery, a love story, and a furious attack on a legal system that devours the very people it claims to serve. This free PDF and EPUB gives you the complete novel.
About the Author
Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English novelist and social critic, widely regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His literary genius is evident in his creation of some of the world’s most iconic fictional characters. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens faced adversity…
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Listen to Bleak House by Charles Dickens free online. The full audiobook (43 hr 30 min, 67 chapters, read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)) streams free on this page.
Bleak House (1853) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Chancery | 26:22 | |
| 2 | In Fashion | 23:49 | |
| 3 | A Progress | 59:23 | |
| 4 | Telescopic Philanthropy | 34:41 | |
| 5 | A Morning Adventure | 43:27 | |
| 6 | Quite at Home | 1:07:45 | |
| 7 | The Ghost's Walk | 31:31 | |
| 8 | Covering a Multitude of Sins | 59:04 | |
| 9 | Signs and Tokens | 45:46 | |
| 10 | The Law-Writer | 34:22 | |
| 11 | Our Dear Brother | 45:21 | |
| 12 | On the Watch | 41:44 | |
| 13 | Esther's Narrative | 42:29 | |
| 14 | Deportment | 1:04:47 | |
| 15 | Bell Yard | 45:14 | |
| 16 | Tom-all-Alone's | 25:29 | |
| 17 | Esther's Narrative | 40:20 | |
| 18 | Lady Dedlock | 52:33 | |
| 19 | Moving on | 40:44 | |
| 20 | A New Lodger | 42:58 | |
| 21 | The Smallweed Family | 54:13 | |
| 22 | Mr. Bucket | 39:13 | |
| 23 | Esther's Narrative | 52:27 | |
| 24 | An Appeal Case | 50:17 | |
| 25 | Mrs. Snagsby Sees it All | 28:51 | |
| 26 | Sharpshooters | 38:22 | |
| 27 | More Old Soldiers than One | 38:06 | |
| 28 | The Ironmaster | 36:12 | |
| 29 | The Young Man | 30:13 | |
| 30 | Esther's Narrative | 47:03 | |
| 31 | Nurse and Patient | 48:19 | |
| 32 | The Appointed Time | 41:37 | |
| 33 | Interlopers | 45:39 | |
| 34 | A Turn of the Screw | 43:17 | |
| 35 | Esther's Narrative | 45:48 | |
| 36 | Chesney Wold | 50:30 | |
| 37 | Jarndyce and Jarndyce | 58:11 | |
| 38 | A Struggle | 31:43 | |
| 39 | Attorney and Client | 50:20 | |
| 40 | National and Domestic | 38:29 | |
| 41 | In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Room | 27:36 | |
| 42 | In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Chambers | 23:18 | |
| 43 | Esther's Narrative | 43:51 | |
| 44 | The Letter and the Answer | 21:40 | |
| 45 | In Trust | 37:05 | |
| 46 | Stop him! | 25:33 | |
| 47 | Jo's Will | 39:55 | |
| 48 | Closing In | 46:51 | |
| 49 | Dutiful Friendship | 40:22 | |
| 50 | Esther's Narrative | 27:53 | |
| 51 | Enlightened | 30:54 | |
| 52 | Obstinacy | 30:28 | |
| 53 | The Track | 31:56 | |
| 54 | Springing a Mine | 58:48 | |
| 55 | Flight | 45:01 | |
| 56 | Pursuit | 23:15 | |
| 57 | Esther's Narrative | 49:38 | |
| 58 | A Wintry Day and Night | 40:34 | |
| 59 | Esther's Narrative | 35:01 | |
| 60 | Perspective | 36:07 | |
| 61 | A Discovery | 30:00 | |
| 62 | Another Discovery | 25:36 | |
| 63 | Steel and Iron | 22:55 | |
| 64 | Esther's Narrative | 32:55 | |
| 65 | Beginning the World | 19:42 | |
| 66 | Down in Lincolnshire | 13:48 | |
| 67 | The Close of Esther's Narrative | 12:58 |
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