Bleak House,
by Charles Dickens
One
of Dickens' greatest novels, and startlingly modern in its concerns: old family
secrets; morality; interpersonal relationships; and social injustice. This is
not a book lawyers will love: a central feature is the generations-old law case
of "Jarndyce and Jarndyce", a nightmarish lawsuit which the legal system has
kept going for decades after the original plaintiffs have died or tried to drop
the case. We also see, of course, the Dickens wealth of vivid characters and
lively scenes. If you've never read Dickens, this is a good choice to try.
-Richard
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