Hard Times: Large Print (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798633955323)

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.

Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN-10: 8633955326
ISBN-13: 9798633955323
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2020
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.53d

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