Bleak House

Who recommended it

1. 

   Peter Ackroyd English author (born 1949)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of five picks in the 2012 Five Books interview “The Best London Books”.

   The Best London Books↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 4 Dec 2012 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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