Bleak House (1853)
0.2538Canon Score · ranked #44 all time
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About the book
As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little
Why it ranks #44
Every list on which Bleak House appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #12 / 100 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #79 / 200 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #99 / 500 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |