This is an illuminating example from Dickens. I wouldn't be surprised if Dostoevsky referenced it—he loved Dickens's novels, even though he read them in French! While many elements "inspired" him, literary borrowing was common practice at the time and considered perfectly acceptable.
I'm certain about the elements from David Copperfield and The Old Curiosity Shop that appear in Crime and Punishment. I haven't encountered any connections to Bleak House yet, but this could be your literary discovery, Cams!
This is an illuminating example from Dickens. I wouldn't be surprised if Dostoevsky referenced it—he loved Dickens's novels, even though he read them in French! While many elements "inspired" him, literary borrowing was common practice at the time and considered perfectly acceptable.
I'm certain about the elements from David Copperfield and The Old Curiosity Shop that appear in Crime and Punishment. I haven't encountered any connections to Bleak House yet, but this could be your literary discovery, Cams!