Hard Times (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781717518200)

First published in 1854, Hard Times is a profoundly moving, articulate and searing indictment of the life-reducing effects of the industrial revolution, and certain aspects of enlightenment thinking. Set in the fictional midlands mill-town of Coketown, the narrative centers on the industrialist, Mr Thomas Gradgrind, whose belief in scientific utilitarianism skews his world view and is a motive force, carrying the narrative towards farce and tragedy. Gradgrind's no-nonsense abhorrence of 'fancy' extends to his implementing an ambitious education scheme that aims to exclude all 'nonsense' and keep the minds of young people focused squarely on facts.

Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN-10: 1717518206
ISBN-13: 9781717518200
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/30/2018
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.48d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.3
Point Value: 20
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 50672 / Hard Times