Hard Times
| Author/creator | Dickens, Charles Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Open Road Integrated Media, LLC |
| Description | 496 p. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Summary | Annotation Charles Dickens's moral tale of utilitarian values run amokThe industrial burg of Coketown is dominated by the philosophy of utilitarianism. The mill is the center of commerce. Students in the school are instructed to recite rote facts and figures while repressing any creative instincts. Thomas Gradgrind, the school superintendent, is a strict devotee of practicality and has raised his children, Tom and Louisa, according to this philosophy. It is only Sissy Jupe, a circus girl taken in by the Gradgrinds, who possesses the vision and wonderment to see past the rigid boundaries of cold, hard facts.A paean to the human spirit, Hard Times is among Dickens's most cutting works of social commentary.This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781504010771 |
| ISBN | 1504010779 (E-Book) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781504010771 |
| Stock number | 01521375 |
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