Hard Times - 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
• • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• • Publication Date: Apr 30, 2018
• • Number of Pages: 226 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1717518206
• • ISBN-13: 9781717518200