Works of Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens's monumental work intertwines multiple plots around a London house and the legal proceedings that surround it, reflecting the corruption of the Victorian legal system. The narrative alternates between different perspectives and characters, from the aristocracy to the poorest, revealing how injustice permeates all of society.

With rich prose and memorable characters, Dickens creates a brutal portrait of 19th-century London, where ambition, negligence and hypocrisy cause widespread suffering, while institutions promise justice but perpetuate inequality.

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Neil GaimanWriter · American Gods, Sandman, Coraline

”From the highest in the land to the lowest, the court of Chancery destroys lives. A wonderful read even if you don't like Spontaneous Human Combustion.”

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