Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humanity' Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery.
And, as their fortunes cross with those of free-spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimized weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery.
| ISBN: | 9780141031729 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 2007 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 365 pages |
| Series: | Red Classics |
| Genres: |
Biography, Literature and Literary studies Classic fiction: general and literary |
Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds.
Hard Times features in the following genres: Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Classic fiction: general and literary
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Hard Times was written by Charles Dickens and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Hard Times has 365 pages
Yes it is part of Red Classics series