In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through the fictional city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby. Their materialist philosophies, as opposed to the world of fancy or imagination, are tested throughout the novel, which also explores workers' conditions, trade unions and the spurious use of statistics. Perhaps the most polemical of his novels - in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression - Hard Times is the ideal introduction to the world of Dickens.
| ISBN: | 9781847494887 |
| Publication date: | 15th August 2015 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens |
| Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 282 pages |
| Series: | Evergreens |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Satirical fiction and parodies Narrative theme: Social issues |
In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England through the fictional city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby. Their materialist philosophies, as opposed to the world of fancy or imagination, are tested throughout the novel, which also explores workers' conditions, trade unions and the spurious use of statistics. Perhaps the most polemical of his novels - in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression - Hard Times is the ideal introduction to the world of Dickens.
Hard Times features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Satirical fiction and parodies, Narrative theme: Social issues
Hard Times is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Hard Times was written by Charles Dickens and published by Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books COMMIS
Hard Times has 282 pages
Yes it is part of Evergreens series
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