Hard times for these times
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.
The book is ultimately an argument in favor of fancy and radical thinking, and a damning critique of industrial capitalism and its exploitation and repression of the workers whose lives were spent (literally) in sustaining the system.
Dickens, Charles
Dickens, Charles, -- 1812-1870. -- Hard times
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Grouping Title | hard times for these times |
Grouping Author | charles dickens |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-26 22:17:42PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-25 22:20:36PM |
Solr Fields
Houghton, Arthur Boyd, 1836-1875
Law, Graham
Smith, Grahame
Walker, Frederick, 1840-1875
Houghton, Arthur Boyd,1836-1875
Law, Graham
Smith, Grahame
Walker, Frederick,1840-1875
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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.
The book is ultimately an argument in favor of fancy and radical thinking, and a damning critique of industrial capitalism and its exploitation and repression of the workers whose lives were spent (literally) in sustaining the system.
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9780140433982
9780141439679
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9783956761348
ADULT PAPERBACK
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2015
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Everyman Library
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England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Political fiction
Social problems -- England -- Fiction
Social problems -- Fiction
Hard Times for These Times [electronic resource] / Charles Dickens
Hard times : for these times / Charles Dickens ; edited by Graham Law
Hard times for these times / Charles Dickens ; edited by Grahame Smith ; with illustrations by Arthur Boyd Houghton and Frederick Walker
Hard times for these times / Charles Dickens ; edited with an introduction and notes by Kate Flint
Hard times for these times / Charles Dickens ; edited with an introduction by Kate Flint
Hard times for these times / Charles Dickens ; introduction by William W. Watt
Hard times for these times / by Charles Dickens ; with four illustrations by F. Walker and Maurice Grieffenhagen ; and an introd. by Dingle Foot
Dickens, Charles
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