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Narrated by:
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Gert Westphal
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Charles Dickens
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Da ist die Erzählung um das "Waisenmädchen" Esther Summerson, das nach dem Tod seiner Tante von John Jarndyce, einem Beteiligten des Erbschaftsstreits und reichen Oberschichtler, in Bleak House aufgenommen wird und dort als Haushälterin und Gesellschafterin arbeitet.
Weiterhin erfahren wir von Sir Leicester und seiner Frau Lady Dedlock, die sich als Mutter von Esther entpuppt, was jedoch geheim bleiben soll und schließlich zu deren Tod führt.
Schließlich wird das Verfahren Jarndyce gegen Jarndyce wegen Geldmangels eingestellt, Esther heiratet Allan Woodcourt und zieht aufs Land. Aber nicht nur in Bleak House wird die Hohlheit einer Adelsgesellschaft kritisiert, sondern, wie könnte dies bei Dickens fehlen, der Blick auch auf Großstadtnot, Wohnungselend und Vernachlässigung gerichtet, ausführlich geschildert und in dem Gassenjungen Jo zum Leben erweckt.
Der hier vorliegende Teil 1 umfasst die Lesung der ersten 19 Kapitel des Buches. Übersetzung: Richard Zoozmann, Regie: Peterpaul Schulz©Gemeinfrei (P)1984 SWR
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