Bleak House | Overview & Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

Chapter Abstracts

Chapter abstracts are short descriptions of events that occur in each chapter. They highlight major plot events and detail the important relationships and characteristics of characters and objects. The Chapter Abstracts can be used to review what the students have read, or to prepare the students for what they will read. Hand the abstracts out in class as a study guide, or use them as a "key" for a class discussion. They are relatively brief, but can serve to be an excellent refresher of the text for either a student or teacher.

Chapter 1-4 Abstract

* Foggy damp November weather and smokey soot pervade the air over London.
* A hearing in the complex legal case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce is taking place at Lincoln's Inn Hall.
* The original Jarndyce committed suicide years ago and his descendants continue the legal battle over his estate.
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