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      Hard Times

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      The children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep.

      ''It is proof of Dickens''...

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      Product ID:9780099518921
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Hard Times
      Authors:Author: Charles Dickens
      Page Count:304
      Subjects:Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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      The children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep.

      ''It is proof of Dickens'' genius (or maybe just the unchanging nature of Britain) that you can read Hard Times as if it were all happening now'' Guardian

      ''Facts alone are wanted in life''

      The children at Mr Gradgrind''s school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep. The effects of Gradgrind''s teaching on his own children, Tom and Louisa, are particularly profound and leave them ill-equipped to deal with the unpredictable desires of the human heart. Luckily for them they have a friend in Sissy Jupe, the child of a circus clown, who retains her warm-hearted, compassionate nature despite the pressures around her.


      Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
      Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2009-02-05

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      Weight222 g
      Dimensions199 × 130 × 18 mm