The inheritance case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce has been going on for generations involving myriad characters from all walks of life. There´s Esther Summerson, Dickens´ feisty heroine; Sir Leicester and Lady Dedlock, cocooned in their stately home in Lincolnshire; and Jo, the penniless crossing sweeper. We are drawn in and fascinated by the complex relationships. Indeed in none of Charles Dickens´ other novels is the canvas broader, the sweep more inclusive, the linguistic texture richer and the gallery of comic grotesques more extraordinary...