First published in 1854, Hard Times is a profoundly moving, articulate and searing indictment of the life-reducing effects of the industrial revolution, and certain aspects of enlightenment thinking. Set in the fictional midlands mill-town of Coketown, the narrative centers on the industrialist, Mr Thomas Gradgrind, whose belief in scientific utilitarianism skews his world view and is a motive force, carrying the narrative towards farce and tragedy. Gradgrind's no-nonsense abhorrence of 'fancy' extends to his implementing an ambitious education scheme that aims to exclude all 'nonsense' and keep the minds of young people focused squarely on facts.

介质类型	图书 Paperback Book (平装胶订图书)
已发行	2018年3月28日
ISBN13	9781986918916
出版商	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
页数	226
商品尺寸	178 × 254 × 12 mm · 399 g
语言	英语