About This Book:
The great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. The lives of John Jarndyce, Esther, Richard and Ada are connected to the Jarndyce and Jarndyce suit and when Richard decides to follow the suit in hope of an enormous inheritance, all the three oppose him. John Jarndyce beseeches Richard never to put faith in what he calls "the family curse". Richard and Ada fall in love, and while trying to push Jarndyce and Jarndyce to conclusion, Richard loseds all his money and declines in health. Finally Richard wins the ui, but does he live long enough to see the result?