Dickens’s 'Bleak House' targeted the reform of which specific British institution?
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Correct answer: The Court of Chancery
The interminable lawsuit of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' illustrates the corruption and inefficiency of the legal system. Dickens demonstrates how legal delays could destroy lives and exhaust entire fortunes in court costs.
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