Hard Times: The 1854 Social Critique Classic (Annotated)

Unique ElementsHistorical ContextDetailed 19th Century Historical MapA SATIRE Literary Classic by CHARLES DICKENSHard Times by CHARLES DICKENS is an example of Victorian fiction classic first published in 1854 in the UNITED KINGDOM.A celebrated English Society satire classic filled with the author’s views of the social and economic conditions of the era.A Glimpse Inside‘So, Mr. Bounderby threw on his hat—he always threw it on, as expressing a man who had been far too busily employed in making himself, to acquire any fashion of wearing his hat—and with his hands in his pockets, sauntered out into the hall. ‘I never wear gloves,’ it was his custom to say. ‘I didn’t climb up the ladder in them.—Shouldn’t be so high up, if I had.’SynopsisCharles Dickens' novel Hard Times is set in the Victorian era. Dickens was a vehement critic of Victorian society's poverty and social division. Dickens was forced to quit school to work a ten-hour day shift in a factory when his father was imprisoned for a debt. Despite his lack of formal schooling, he established himself as a literary titan and acquired worldwide acclaim during his lifetime. Hard Times is the narrative of Thomas Gradgrind, a school administrator who raises his children, Louisa and Tom, in an environment devoid of anything but pragmatic and quantifiable facts and data. As a result of this evil approach, their lives are lacking of imagination, beauty, and empathy, and they live without a moral compass. Gradgrind is forced to admit that his foolish ideas have permanently damaged them as adults as they gradually descend into frustration and despair."A magnificent reprint" We have taken every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original authors publication, preserving its earliest form for your indulgence. A “VICTORIAN novel” written in bygone days, with a sophistication today’s “modern novels” lack. We are ready to ship this book off to you today at lightning speed, so you will find yourself indulging in this title without delay.HARD TIMESOriginal 1854 textBook type: Literary fictionSize 5 x 8 inMatte CoverWhite Paper

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