Hard Times

Author:	Charles Dickens; Keith Carabine (Contribution by); Maurice Greiffenhagen (Illustrator); F. Walker (Illustrator); Dinny Thorold (Intro and Notes by)
Series:	Classics Library

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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. Includes unique illustrations.

General Fields

ISBN : 9781853262326
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions, Limited
Imprint : Wordsworth Editions, Limited
Publication date : January 1995
Dimensions : 198mm X 126mm X 13mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
Product Type : books

Special Fields

Bind : Paperback
Edition : New edition
Illustrator : Fiona Walker
Language : English
Dewey classification : 823/.8
Pages : 272
Illustrations : illustrations
Author : Charles Dickens; Keith Carabine (Contribution by); Maurice Greiffenhagen (Illustrator); F. Walker (Illustrator); Dinny Thorold (Intro and Notes by)