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Charles DickensBleak House

Librivox recording of the Bleak House by Charles Dickens.
Read by Cynthia Lyons.

Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. It is widely held to be one of Dickens’ finest and most complete novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. Dickens tells all of these both through the narrative of the novel’s heroine, Esther Summerson, and as an omniscient narrator. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly but depressive John Jarndyce and the childish Harold Skimpole. The plot concerns a long-running legal dispute (Jarndyce and Jarndyce) which has far-reaching consequences for all involved.

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Artist/Composer: Charles Dickens
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; Bleak House; Charles Dickens; Esther Summerson; Tulkinghorn; John Jarndyce; Harold Skimpole

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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bleak_house_cl_librivox_64kb.m3u	64Kbps M3U	Stream
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Audio Files	128Kbps MP3	Ogg Vorbis	64Kbps MP3
01 - In Chancery	24 MB	13 MB	12 MB
02 - In Fashion	22 MB	11 MB	11 MB
03 - A Progress	54 MB	28 MB	27 MB
04 - Telescopic Philanthropy	32 MB	17 MB	16 MB
05 - A Morning Adventure	40 MB	21 MB	20 MB
06 - Quite at Home	62 MB	32 MB	31 MB
07 - The Ghost's Walk	29 MB	15 MB	14 MB
08 - Covering a Multitude of Sins	54 MB	30 MB	27 MB
09 - Signs and Tokens	42 MB	24 MB	21 MB
10 - The Law-Writer	31 MB	18 MB	16 MB
11 - Our Dear Brother	42 MB	23 MB	21 MB
12 - On the Watch	38 MB	21 MB	19 MB
13 - Esther's Narrative	39 MB	22 MB	19 MB
14 - Deportment	59 MB	32 MB	30 MB
15 - Bell Yard	41 MB	23 MB	21 MB
16 - Tom-all-Alone's	23 MB	13 MB	12 MB
17 - Esther's Narrative	37 MB	21 MB	18 MB
18 - Lady Dedlock	48 MB	27 MB	24 MB
19 - Moving on	37 MB	21 MB	19 MB
20 - A New Lodger	39 MB	21 MB	20 MB
21 - The Smallweed Family	50 MB	27 MB	25 MB
22 - Mr. Bucket	36 MB	19 MB	18 MB
23 - Esther's Narrative	48 MB	26 MB	24 MB
24 - An Appeal Case	46 MB	25 MB	23 MB
25 - Mrs. Snagsby Sees it All	26 MB	14 MB	13 MB
26 - Sharpshooters	35 MB	19 MB	18 MB
27 - More Old Soldiers than One	35 MB	19 MB	17 MB
28 - The Ironmaster	33 MB	18 MB	17 MB
29 - The Young Man	28 MB	15 MB	14 MB
30 - Esther's Narrative	43 MB	23 MB	22 MB
31 - Nurse and Patient	44 MB	24 MB	22 MB
32 - The Appointed Time	38 MB	20 MB	19 MB
33 - Interlopers	42 MB	23 MB	21 MB
34 - A Turn of the Screw	40 MB	21 MB	20 MB
35 - Esther's Narrative	42 MB	23 MB	21 MB
36 - Chesney Wold	46 MB	25 MB	23 MB
37 - Jarndyce and Jarndyce	53 MB	29 MB	27 MB
38 - A Struggle	29 MB	16 MB	15 MB
39 - Attorney and Client	46 MB	25 MB	23 MB
40 - National and Domestic	35 MB	19 MB	18 MB
41 - In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Room	25 MB	14 MB	13 MB
42 - In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Chambers	21 MB	11 MB	11 MB
43 - Esther's Narrative	40 MB	22 MB	20 MB
44 - The Letter and the Answer	20 MB	11 MB	9.92 MB
45 - In Trust	34 MB	18 MB	17 MB
46 - Stop him!	23 MB	13 MB	12 MB
47 - Jo's Will	37 MB	20 MB	18 MB
48 - Closing In	43 MB	23 MB	21 MB
49 - Dutiful Friendship	37 MB	20 MB	18 MB
50 - Esther's Narrative	26 MB	14 MB	13 MB
51 - Enlightened	28 MB	15 MB	14 MB
52 - Obstinacy	28 MB	15 MB	14 MB
53 - The Track	29 MB	16 MB	15 MB
54 - Springing a Mine	54 MB	29 MB	27 MB
55 - Flight	41 MB	22 MB	21 MB
56 - Pursuit	21 MB	12 MB	11 MB
57 - Esther's Narrative	45 MB	25 MB	23 MB
58 - A Wintry Day and Night	37 MB	20 MB	19 MB
59 - Esther's Narrative	32 MB	17 MB	16 MB
60 - Perspective	33 MB	18 MB	17 MB
61 - A Discovery	27 MB	15 MB	14 MB
62 - Another Discovery	23 MB	13 MB	12 MB
63 - Steel and Iron	21 MB	11 MB	10 MB
64 - Esther's Narrative	30 MB	16 MB	15 MB
65 - Beginning the World	18 MB	9.71 MB	9.02 MB
66 - Down in Lincolnshire	13 MB	6.80 MB	6.32 MB
67 - The Close of Esther's Narrative	12 MB	6.35 MB	5.94 MB

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Reviewer: bowhows -

- August 19, 2009
Subject: Homemade and Charming
Bleak House is a charming story full of unforgettable characters. Ms. Lyons does tend to knock her mic around a bit and stumble here and there, but as you proceed through the story you get the feeling a good friend is reading to you, rather than some distant professional. Her rendition of the characters also contributes to their charm. I was sorry the story had to end . . .

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