Hard Times

Gill Tavner, Karen Donnelly, Charles DickensPenguin Books • ISBN-13 978‑0141198347

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Hard Times

Gill Tavner, Karen Donnelly, Charles DickensPenguin Books

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ISBN-10: 0141198346 · ISBN-13: 978‑0141198347 · 2011 · Reprint Edition

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First published in 1854 by Bradbury and Evans, Charles Dickens’s Hard Times offers a stark examination of the dehumanizing effects of industrialization in mid-19th-century England. Through the fictional setting of Coketown, the narrative critiques the rigid utilitarian philosophy of the era and the resulting social stratification that defined the Victorian industrial landscape.

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Publisher: Penguin Books
Reprint Edition2011
Pages: 352Language: English

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Author: Gill TavnerAuthor: Karen DonnellyAuthor: Charles Dickens

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