Hard Times (Annotated) - Charles Dickens - Books - - 9798639009532 - April 20, 2020
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Hard Times (Annotated)

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"My satire is against those who see figures and averages, and nothing else," proclaimed Charles Dickens in explaining the theme of this classic novel. Published in 1854, the story concerns one Thomas Gradgrind, a "fanatic of the demonstrable fact," who raises his children, Tom and Louisa, in a stifling and arid atmosphere of grim practicality. Without a moral compass to guide them, the children sink into lives of desperation and despair, played out against the grim background of Coketown, a wretched community shadowed by an industrial behemoth. Louisa falls into a loveless marriage with Josiah Bouderby, a vulgar banker, while the unscrupulous Tom, totally lacking in principle, becomes a thief who frames an innocent man for his crime. Witnessing the degradation and downfall of his children, Gradgrind realizes that his own misguided principles have ruined their lives.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released April 20, 2020
ISBN13 9798639009532
Pages 368
Dimensions 203 × 254 × 19 mm   ·   730 g
Language English  

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