{"product_id":"2940169386202","title":"Bleak House (Abridged)","description":"\u003cb\u003ePenguin Classics presents Charles Dickens' epic Bleak House, adapted for downloadable audiobook and read by Ronald Pickup and Beatnie Edney.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core, Bleak House is one of Dickens's most ambitious novels, with a range that extends from the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to the poorest of London slums.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of a series of abridged, vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAffordable, collectable, quality productions - perfect for on-the-go listening.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150283784432,"sku":"2940169386202","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169386202_p0.jpg?v=1769895357","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169386202","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}