Bleak House character list below for the supposed inspiration of individual characters). Although not a character, the "Jarndyce and Jarndyce" case is a vital part of the novel. It is believed to have been inspired by a number of real-life Chancery cases involving wills, including those of Charles Day and William Jennens, and of Charlotte Smith's father-in-law Richard Smith. Much criticism of "Bleak House" focuses on its unique narrative structure: it is told both by a third-person omniscient narrator and a first-person narrator (Esther Summerson). The omniscient narrator speaks in the present tense and is a dispassionate observer. Esther Summerson tells her
Never Ending Tour 1996 Dylan performed two special shows at the House of Blues in Atlanta, Georgia. Dylan later picked up the tour on October 17 in Los Angeles. The tour came to a close a month and a half later in Akron, Ohio. There were originally plans to tour smaller club venues towards to the end of December, but these plans were shelved until the following year. Never Ending Tour 1996 The Never Ending Tour is the popular name for Bob Dylan's endless touring schedule since June 7, 1988. The Never Ending Tour 1996 started on April 16 in Madison, New Jersey. The