Is Bleak House about, at least in part, about dueling lawyers prolonging a case in bad faith in order to squeeze more money out of their clients?
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Yes. Hence the name of one of the law firms, Gradgrind & Gradgrind.
Yeah, largely. Or “court actions in 19th century England and their emotional toll on people”. Dickens had a lot of personal experience on the subject.
Of course it’s more than that: it’s a love story of sorts, and has bits of both detective story and black comedy. And it’s got weird and wonderful characters, with bizarre names and top hats.