"There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all." In the case of Jarndyce v Jarndyce, a large inheritance is on the line. Generations have passed with no end in sight, and the court case has become known as the family curse. With people from all levels of society caught in the web of the law, who will finally inherit the Jarndyce family fortune? Widely considered the greatest novelist of the Victoria era, Charles Dickens' comical critique of the Court of Chancery led to sweeping changes to England's legal system. Inspired by a real-life contested will that took 62 years to settle, the twisting plots and subplots of Bleak House mimic the absurdity of the case at the center of the novel. Kobo Editions offers this fully accessible version of the original text for your enjoyment.