Bleak House
By Charles Dickens
67 chapters
First released as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853, and revolves around a court case involving several conflicting wills. Many legal professionals of the age criticized Dicken's satire as exaggerated, but the novel helped support a judicial reform movement in the 1870s.
First released as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853, and revolves around a court case involving several conflicting wills. Many legal professionals of the age criticized Dicken's satire as exaggerated, but the novel helped support a judicial reform movement in the 1870s.