- Fiction, Social problems, Utilitarianism, Education
Dickens scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, Hard Times features schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind, one of his most richly dimensional, memorable characters. Filled with the details and wonders of small-town life, it is also a daring novel of ideas and ultimately, a celebration of love, hope, and limitless possibilities of the imagination.
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- unpretentiousprestige
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- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Charles Dickens
- First published
- 1891
- Pages
- 326
- Publisher
- Bedford/st Martins, Dent / Everyman'S Library, AD Classic
- Editions
- 1028
- Language
- Spanish, bul, Polish, Dutch
- ISBN
- 9798415023974
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Charles Dickens, was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and one of the most popular of all time. He created some of literature's most iconic characters, with the theme of social reform running throughout his work. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print. ([Source][1].) [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens
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