Which female character in 'Bleak House' is notable for being one of the two narrators, providing a first-person perspective?
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Correct answer: Esther Summerson
Esther Summerson's domestic, humble narrative contrasts with the anonymous, panoramic third-person narrator of the rest of the book. This dual narration is a unique structural experiment in Dickens's work.
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