Cold House

A defenseless orphan finds herself drawn into dark family secrets involving broken hearts, lost children, blackmail and murder. A gothic detective novel by the legendary Charles Dickens. The novel centers on the story of a young orphan, Esther Summerson. Having fallen into the care of an accidental benefactor, Mr. Jarndyce, after finishing her studies at boarding school she ends up in his ancient estate, known as Bleak House, which is associated with perhaps the most famous case, Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which has been going on for 50 years. While settling into her new place, the girl, by force of circumstances, finds herself drawn into a complex interweaving of human destinies, personal feelings, criminal intrigues and other people's family secrets - and one of these secrets, as it soon turns out, has a direct relation to Esther herself... Charles Dickens is one of the most famous English writers. His novels "Oliver Twist", "David Copperfield", "The Old Curiosity Shop" and many others are masterpieces of world literature. However, it was "Bleak House" that many writers and critics called the most exciting work.