Bleak House

noun

1. a novel (1852) by Charles Dickens.

Example Sentences

Indeed, the six-year battle over Richard Mellon Scaife’s trust could have been ripped from the pages of Charles Dickens’ “Bleak House.”

From ProPublica

When people come to Bleak House, I have a very hefty horror section, for sure, but the biggest section is comedy.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, 1908 is the Bleak House of baseball seasons; the rest are Martin Chuzzlewit in comparison.

From The Daily Beast

I put my two arms around his neck and kissed him, and he said was this the mistress of Bleak House?

From Project Gutenberg

I was dead fond of her' (very fond): but dead certain occurs in 'Bleak House.'

From Project Gutenberg

This is perhaps the best short way of stating the peculiarity of the position of Bleak House.

From Project Gutenberg

A picaresque novel is only a very eventful biography; but the opening of Bleak House is quite another business altogether.

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One of the greatest law reformers of the last century was the author of Bleak House.

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