Hard Times
Editorial ALMA CLASSICS LTD
Mainland Spain
- Publisher ALMA CLASSICS LTD
- ISBN13 9781847494887
- ISBN10 1847494889
- Type Book
- Pages 416
- Published 2015
- Language English
- Bookbinding Paperback
Sections
English LiteratureHard Times
Editorial ALMA CLASSICS LTD
Mainland Spain
Book Details
In "Hard Times", Dickens illustrates the condition of England through his depiction of the fictional northern city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby. Their materialist philosophies, as opposed to the world of 'fancy', or imagination, are tested throughout the novel, which also explores workers' conditions in factories, trade unions and the spurious use of statistics. Perhaps the most polemical of his major novels - in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression - "Hard Times" is possibly the best introduction to the world of Charles Dickens.