Hard Times by Charles Dickens

Hard Times (Everyman's University Library) (Victorian, #111) (Orient Blackswan Abridged Texts) (Methuen English Texts) (Nelson Graded Readers) (Sangam abridged texts) (Alpha Books S.) (Unexpurgated Start Classics) (Elite Illustrated) (Classic Books, #189)

by Charles Dickens

This story of class conflict in Victorian England serves as a powerful critique of the social injustices that plagued the Industrial Revolution.

Always concerned with issues of class, social injustice, and employment, Dickens shows in Hard Times, written in 1854, a broader concern with the philosophies and economic movements which underlie those issues. Three parallel story lines reflect a broad cross-section of society and its thinking.

This edition includes:
-A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information
-A chronology of the author's life and work
-A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context
-An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations
-Detailed explanatory notes
-Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work
-Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
-A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience

Reviewed by celinenyx on

3 of 5 stars

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A sweet, occasionally tragic tale of a family in a town ruled by fact and industry. I liked how Dickens wrote a sympathetic flawed herione in Louisa.

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