Bleak House

by Charles Dickens · Free audiobook · 67 chapters

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. (Summary from Wikipedia) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org . Download M4B part 1 (228MB) Download M4B part 2 (208MB) Download M4B part 3 (233MB) Download M4B part 4 (182MB)

Chapters

• 1. 01 - In Chancery26:22
• 2. 02 - In Fashion23:49
• 3. 03 - A Progress59:23
• 4. 04 - Telescopic Philanthropy34:41
• 5. 05 - A Morning Adventure43:27
• 6. 06 - Quite at Home1:07:45
• 7. 07 - The Ghost's Walk31:31
• 8. 08 - Covering a Multitude of Sins59:04
• 9. 09 - Signs and Tokens45:46
• 10. 10 - The Law-Writer34:22
• 11. 11 - Our Dear Brother45:21
• 12. 12 - On the Watch41:44
• 13. 13 - Esther's Narrative42:29
• 14. 14 - Deportment1:04:47
• 15. 15 - Bell Yard45:14
• 16. 16 - Tom-all-Alone's25:29
• 17. 17 - Esther's Narrative40:20
• 18. 18 - Lady Dedlock52:33
• 19. 19 - Moving on40:44
• 20. 20 - A New Lodger42:58
• 21. 21 - The Smallweed Family54:13
• 22. 22 - Mr. Bucket39:13
• 23. 23 - Esther's Narrative52:27
• 24. 24 - An Appeal Case50:17
• 25. 25 - Mrs. Snagsby Sees it All28:51
• 26. 26 - Sharpshooters38:22
• 27. 27 - More Old Soldiers than One38:06
• 28. 28 - The Ironmaster36:12
• 29. 29 - The Young Man30:13
• 30. 30 - Esther's Narrative47:03
• 31. 31 - Nurse and Patient48:19
• 32. 32 - The Appointed Time41:37
• 33. 33 - Interlopers45:39
• 34. 34 - A Turn of the Screw43:17
• 35. 35 - Esther's Narrative45:48
• 36. 36 - Chesney Wold50:30
• 37. 37 - Jarndyce and Jarndyce58:11
• 38. 38 - A Struggle31:43
• 39. 39 - Attorney and Client50:20
• 40. 40 - National and Domestic38:29
• 41. 41 - In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Room27:36
• 42. 42 - In Mr. Tulkinghorn's Chambers23:18
• 43. 43 - Esther's Narrative43:51
• 44. 44 - The Letter and the Answer21:40
• 45. 45 - In Trust37:05
• 46. 46 - Stop him!25:33
• 47. 47 - Jo's Will39:55
• 48. 48 - Closing In46:51
• 49. 49 - Dutiful Friendship40:22
• 50. 50 - Esther's Narrative27:53
• 51. 51 - Enlightened30:54
• 52. 52 - Obstinacy30:28
• 53. 53 - The Track31:56
• 54. 54 - Springing a Mine58:48
• 55. 55 - Flight45:01
• 56. 56 - Pursuit23:15
• 57. 57 - Esther's Narrative49:38
• 58. 58 - A Wintry Day and Night40:34
• 59. 59 - Esther's Narrative35:01
• 60. 60 - Perspective36:07
• 61. 61 - A Discovery30:00
• 62. 62 - Another Discovery25:36
• 63. 63 - Steel and Iron22:55
• 64. 64 - Esther's Narrative32:56
• 65. 65 - Beginning the World19:42
• 66. 66 - Down in Lincolnshire13:48
• 67. 67 - The Close of Esther's Narrative12:58