Bleak House

by Philip Gooden (Adapter), Charles Dickens, Pipi Spósito (Illustrator)

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic – at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! After surviving fourteen long years with her horrible aunt, and nothing but a doll and an old handkerchief for company, Esther Summerson’s life is finally looking a little brighter. She’s going to school and making friends―real friends!
The only thing Esther’s missing now is a mother. But long-lost parents don’t just turn up out of the blue. Do they About Sweet Cherry Easy
Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into illustrated stories for children, introducing these timeless tales to a new generation. ( All titles in the series are leveled for classroom use, including GRLs.)

Genres: Classics, Childrens

85 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2020

About the author

Philip Gooden lives in Bath. In addition to his Nick Revill series, Sleep of Death, he is the author of The Guinness Guide to Better English and the editor of The Mammoth Book of Literary Anecdotes. Each of his Nick Revill mysteries revolves around a Shakespearean play mirroring life - in Sleep of Death the play was Hamlet, in this offering it is Troilus and Cressida.
AKA Philippa Morgan.

Series:
* Shakespearean Murder
* Tom Ansell

Reviews

[Denise Lauron · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great summary of the original Dickens version of the story, but in several hundred pages less than the wordy original. It hit the major points of the story without all the rambling.

I recommend it as a summary, but the original was worth reading, also.

[Arya Vaidyanathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Emotional. That is all I have to say.

[Joey Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an interesting story there were so many characters it got a smidge confusing for a second but it all cleared up. I really loved how the storylines all tidied up perfectly together and the hilarity of the ending with the lawsuit finally being over.

It had so much going on with the many characters and many storylines but I think the bite size pieces created in this book worked really well to paint a great picture of the story over all.

I really enjoyed reading this one as I hadn’t ever read the full classic before so it was a good way to learn of the story and read it in a much simpler and easier way.

I love this easy classics series they are so perfect for children to get into a classic or for anyone that finds huge classics daunting but still wanting to know the stories and with these you can learn the story in such a fun yet easier and smaller way. I love them and highly recommend them to anyone interested in classics.