Dickens' Bleak House (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

Robert Beum (Author), Salibelle Royster (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0822002477 | ISBN-13: 978-0822002475 | Publication Date: March 4, 1966

A large book of much variety, it combines romance and realism and resembles more than one fictional genre. The story is partly an adolescent's initiation into the adult world, partly a romance, and partly a murder mystery. It is also a novel of social criticism and the inhumanity of the law.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes (March 4, 1966)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822002477
• ISBN-13: 978-0822002475
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,377 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bleak House Cliff Notes, use with care, August 21, 2011

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It may seem to be stating the obvious, but the Cliff Notes for Bleak House are very superficial. The attempt to find "symbols" in each chapter often seems to be over-reaching. It ought to be obvious that Cliff Notes are an assist, not a substitute, for reading the book. For example, the Cliff Notes report that Tom Jarndyce merely "attempted" suicide -- no, in the book he definitely succeeded in killing himself.

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4.0 out of 5 stars very useful, February 3, 2010

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Read this online to fill in uncertainties of the plot/characters relationships to each other on the bbc drama version of the book. Purchased with dvd for family who don't use the internet often to help them as well!