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Hard Times

by Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens’s moral tale of utilitarian values run amok
The 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.

 
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Publisher: Open Road Media

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  • Release date: March 31, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781504010771
  • File size: 685 KB
  • Release date: March 31, 2015

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  • ISBN: 9781504010771
  • File size: 2146 KB
  • Release date: March 31, 2015

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1060
Text Difficulty:6-9

Charles Dickens’s moral tale of utilitarian values run amok
The 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.

 
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Classic Literature Fiction Literature