Lawrence Boythorn and John Jarndyce are characters in which Charles Dickens novel?
Jarndyce and Jarndyce Jarndyce and Jarndyce Jarndyce and Jarndyce (or Jarndyce v Jarndyce) is a fictional court case in "Bleak House" (1852-3) by Charles Dickens, progressing in the English Court of Chancery. The case is a central plot device in the novel and has become a byword for seemingly interminable legal proceedings. Dickens refers to the case as "Jarndyce and Jarndyce", the way it would be spoken of. The "v" in the case title is an abbreviation of the Latin "versus", but is normally pronounced "and" for civil cases in England and Wales. "Jarndyce v Jarndyce" concerns the fate of a large inheritance.
Dickens in America us that Dickens got a few facts wrong. Most of the factory girls did not have a piano or use the public libraries. Miriam attends a Dickens barbeque, led by Bob Googins, Adjunct Professor at the University of Connecticut. Miriam entertains the picnickers with a bit of Sairey Gamp. Bob teaches a course titled, “Dickens and the Law.” He explains how he tries to teach that Dickens used the novel as an instrument of social change. Bob also informs Miriam about the “Rule of 50,” which explains what happens in the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce. Miriam visits the Supreme