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Hard Times

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3 out of 5
Based on 6,788 Ratings and 554 Reviews

Book Description
Dickens' tenth novel, Hard Times is not the cheerful celebration of Victorian life found in his earlier work, though it is equally gripping, nor does it contain the expected myriad subplots. A concentrated, withering portrait of exploitation in a Lancashire mill town, Hard Times is considered by many to be the author's most brilliant work and was an instant classic upon its publication in 1854. Ma... More
Book Information
PublisherBBC Audio - Children's
BindingAudio CD (158 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101572703377
ISBN-13978-1572703377
Publication Date10/15/2003
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About Charles Dickens (Author) : Charles Dickens, (February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Critics George Gissing an... more
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About Martin Jarvis (Narrator, Reader) : Martin Jarvis is a published adapter, author, editor, and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Martin Jarvis include Goodbye, Mr Chips, One Hundred and One Dalmations, Will... more
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