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Publisher Comments:

Written deliberately to increase the circulation of Dickenss 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 exposé of capitalist exploitation during the industrial revolution-and a fierce denunciation of the philosophy of materialism, which threatens the human imagination in all times and places. With a typically unforgettable cast of characters-including the heartless fact-worshipper

Mr. Gradgrind, the warmly endearing Sissy Jupe, and the eternally noble Stephen Blackpool-Hard Times carries a uniquely powerful message and remains one of the most widely read of Dickenss major novels.

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About the Author

Jane Jacobs is one of the most influential social thinkers of our times. Her books include The Death and Life of Great American Cities and The Nature of Economies. She lives in Toronto.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553210163
Introduction:
Spector, Robert D.
Author:
Spector, Robert D.
Introduction by:
Spector, Robert D.
Introduction:
Spector, Robert D.
Author:
Charles Dickens With an Introduction by Robert Donald Spector
Author:
Dickens, Charles
Author:
Spector, Robert Donald
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Location:
Toronto
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
England
Subject:
Married people
Subject:
Social problems
Subject:
Utilitarianism
Subject:
England Social life and customs.
Subject:
England Social conditions 19th century.
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1981
Edition Number:
Bantam Classic ed.
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series:
Bantam Classics
Series Volume:
HB77
Publication Date:
19810331
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
6.9 x 4.1 x .7 in .35 lb
Age Level:
14-UP
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