Hard TimesThis 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 |
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... Bounderby say?” All the way to Stone Lodge, as with grave indignation he led the two delinquents home, he repeated at intervals “What would Mr. Bounderby say?”—as if Mr. Bounderby had been Mrs. Grundy.8 iV Mr. Bounderby c NotWhy, being ...
... Bounderby say?” All the way to Stone Lodge, as with grave indignation he led the two delinquents home, he repeated at intervals “What would Mr. Bounderby say?”—as if Mr. Bounderby had been Mrs. Grundy.8 iV Mr. Bounderby c NotWhy, being ...
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Charles Dickens. iV. Mr. Bounderby. c. NotWhy,. being Mr. Mrs. Bounderby Grundy, was who as was near Mr. being Bounderby? Mr. Gradgrind's bosom friend as a man perfectly devoid of sentiment can approach that spiritual relationship towards ...
Charles Dickens. iV. Mr. Bounderby. c. NotWhy,. being Mr. Mrs. Bounderby Grundy, was who as was near Mr. being Bounderby? Mr. Gradgrind's bosom friend as a man perfectly devoid of sentiment can approach that spiritual relationship towards ...
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... Bounderby looked older; his seven- or eightand-forty might have had the seven or eight added to it again without surprising anybody. He had not much hair. One might have fancied he had talked it off, and that what was left, all standing ...
... Bounderby looked older; his seven- or eightand-forty might have had the seven or eight added to it again without surprising anybody. He had not much hair. One might have fancied he had talked it off, and that what was left, all standing ...
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... Bounderby. “For years, ma'am, I was one of the most miserable little wretches ever seen. I was so sickly that I was always moaning and groaning. I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched me with a pair of tongs.” Mrs ...
... Bounderby. “For years, ma'am, I was one of the most miserable little wretches ever seen. I was so sickly that I was always moaning and groaning. I was so ragged and dirty that you wouldn't have touched me with a pair of tongs.” Mrs ...
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... Bounderby, “and kept me in an egg-box. That was the cot of my infancy; an old egg-box. As soon as I was big enough ... Bounderby of Coketown. Those are the antecedents, and the culmination. Josiah Bounderby of Coketown learnt his letters ...
... Bounderby, “and kept me in an egg-box. That was the cot of my infancy; an old egg-box. As soon as I was big enough ... Bounderby of Coketown. Those are the antecedents, and the culmination. Josiah Bounderby of Coketown learnt his letters ...
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