Bleak House
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You are Esther Summerson, raised by a godmother who calls your birth a shame and answers every question about your mother with silence. When she dies, a lawyer arrives with an offer from John Jarndyce: education, then a post as companion to his ward Ada Clare. You travel to London, meet Ada and her cousin Richard, and learn both are entangled in an endless Chancery suit — then reach the chaotic Jellyby house to find a sealed envelope on your bed, addressed to your own confidential history.
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