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In Charles Dickens's mature novel, Bleak House, he makes you feel the pains of transition to the modern world, the strict moralism of the Victorian age, the oppressiveness of the dense fog that surrounds everywhere, and the maddeningness of the crazy Court of Chancery, with a strong social criticism and a shocking power of observation. The novel, which reaches out to every layer of society, from street children to aristocracy, from working class to housewives, has the distinction of being a different record of social history with its gripping detective fiction and multi-layered narration. Dickens, who left a great mark on European culture, is also the creator of the contemporary Christmas myth, which consists of symbols such as white snow, pine tree, roasted turkey and New Year's cards that come to mind when Christmas is mentioned today. The novels of Dickens, who were read with great enthusiasm by people from all layers of society during his period and who even Queen Victoria wanted to meet most, were not accepted as "serious" literature by critics for many years due to their great popularity. However, after the 1950s, its importance was re-understood and began to be examined with a new perspective. In this context, 2001 was declared the Year of Bleak House by the University of California. Giving you the chance to watch the reflections of Dickens, the writer Kafka was most influenced by along with Dostoyevsky, on Kafka's world, Bleak House is a long and complex novel that needs to be read over and over again, but it is an experience that pays off. "The coldest of the cold afternoon, the darkest of the dark fog and the muddiest of the muddy streets" from the "Shakespeare of the Novel" are in our language for the first time with H. K. Browne's illustrations prepared for the first edition and Aslı Biçen's meticulous translation.