Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
Bleak House, eAudiobook MP3 eaudioBook

Bleak House eAudiobook MP3

Narrated by Paul Scofield

eAudiobook MP3

eAudio Download - Immediately Available
Please note: eAudiobooks can only be purchased with a UK issued credit card.

Description

Bleak House embodies artful narrative, an engaging cast of characters, biting satire, and a detailed depiction of Victorian society.

Charles Dickens, at the height of his creative powers in this great work, pursues two great themes: the murky institutional fog that darkens and cripples all of England, symbolized by the endless litigation of the Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce case in the High Court of Chancery, and the familiar Dickensian concern with the capricious treatment and maltreatment of children as exemplified by the pitiful castoff Jo and the overindulged Harold Skimpole.

The story that carries these themes takes the form of a compelling mystery, a romantic tangle of trails followed by three vivid sleuths: the opportunistic Guppy, the sinister Tulkinghorn, and the benevolent Bucket. Only through the skill of Dickens can artfully constructed mystery so intensify and illuminate stringent social commentary.

This portrait of London society is often regarded as Dickens' best.

Information

Other Formats

Save 25%

£14.95

£11.21

eAudio Download - Immediately Available
Add to Basket
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Download and listen

eAudiobook

eAudiobook Help

Is this the right eAudiobook for my device? How do I download this eAudiobook? See help and FAQs pages

Information