Hard Times
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Book Description
The 'terrible mistake' was the contemporary utilitarian philosophy, expounded in Hard Times (1854) as the Philosophy of Fact by the hard-headed disciplinarian Thomas Gradgrind. But the novel, Dickens's shortest, is more than a polemical tract for the times; the tragic story of Louisa Gradgrind and her father is one of Dickens's triumphs. When Louisa, trapped in a loveless marriage, falls prey to a... More
Book Information
Publisher | Naxos |
Binding | Audio Cassette (158 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | N/A |
ISBN-10 | 9626346108 |
ISBN-13 | 978-9626346105 |
Publication Date | 02/1997 |
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About Anton Lesser (Narrator) : Anton Lesser is a published author, editor, and a narrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Anton Lesser include A Sally Lockhart Mystery: The Ruby in the Sm... more
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