Dickens, Charles

Hard Times

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ISBN 13:
9780141439679
author:
Dickens, Charles
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Penguin
language:
English
Publication Year:
2003
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
12.95 x 2.03 x 19.81 centimetres
Genre:
19th century fiction
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£8.84

Description

Hard Times by Charles Dickens is a powerful critique of Victorian industrial society. In this reissue edition, Mr Thomas Gradgrind's utilitarian values are put to the test as he struggles to balance facts with human emotions. Gradgrind's school and family life are shaped by his emphasis on facts, leading to unexpected consequences for his daughter Louisa and son Tom. Meanwhile, a young circus girl named Sissy Jupe and a victimized weaver named Stephen Blackpool become entangled in their lives. As the story unfolds, Gradgrind is forced to confront the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery. This edition features an introduction by Kate Flint, which sheds light on the complex character relationships in Dickens's work.

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