Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-222) and index.
Contents:
Bleak house and Dickens -- Esther Summerson, heroine -- Ada Clare, pride and beauty -- Honoria, Lady Dedlock -- Jarndyce and Skimpole -- The novel's satire -- The novel's judgment -- Dickens in Coketown -- Louisa Gragrind's role -- The novel and the circus.
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