Hard Times, 9780553210163
Paperback
Hard Times appeared in weekly parts in Household Words in 1854, printed on the pages usually occupied by leading articles on the major social issues of the day. In the overlapping worlds of Gradgrind‘s schoolroom, Bounderby the humbug industrialist and Sissy Jupe of Sleary’s Circus, Dickens joyfully…

Hard Times

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    31 December 1980

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Summary

Written deliberately to increase the circulation of Dickens‘s weekly magazine, "Household Words, Hard Times" was a huge and instantaneous success upon publication in 1854. Yet this novel is not the cheerful celebration of Victorian life one might have expected from the beloved author of "The Pickwick Papers" and "The Old Curiosity Shop." Compressed, stark, allegorical, it is a bitter expose of capitalist exploitation during the industrial …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780553210163
ISBN-10:0553210165
Series:Bantam Classics
Author:Charles Dickens
Publisher:Bantam Books
Imprint:Bantam USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:31 December 1980
Weight:159g
Dimensions:17mm x 106mm x 175mm
About The Author

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the most acclaimed and popular writers of all time. His many works include the classics The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House, Hard Times, Our Mutual Friend, The Pickwick Papers and many more.

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