&quot;Bleak House&quot; is a satirical story written by Charles Dickens in 1853 and considered to be among the his best work.<br /><br />&quot;Bleak House&quot; is the story of the Jarndyce family, who wait in vain to inherit money from a disputed fortune in the settlement of the extremely long-running lawsuit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce. The story of a number of people whose lives are consumed by a court case.<br /><br />&quot;Bleak House&quot;, like many of Dickens&#39; writings, is about various social issues. The novel is pointedly critical of England&rsquo;s Court of Chancery, in which cases could drag on through decades of convoluted legal manoeuvring.