| Hard Times Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author), Jacobs, Jane (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 067964217X ISBN-13: 9780679642176 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: Dickens's widely read satirical account of the Industrial Revolution. Dickens creates the Victorian industrial city of Coketown, in northern England, and its unforgettable citizens, such as the unwavering utilitarian Thomas Gradgrind and the factory owner Josiah Bounderby, and the result is his famous critique of capitalist philosophy, the exploitative force he believed was destroying human creativity and joy. This edition includes new notes to the text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001019074 |
| Lexile Measure: 750 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.18" W x 8.05" (0.65 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50672 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dickens's widely read satirical account of the Industrial Revolution. Dickens creates the Victorian industrial city of Coketown, in northern England, and its unforgettable citizens, such as the unwavering utilitarian Thomas Gradgrind and the factory owner Josiah Bounderby, and the result is his famous critique of capitalist philosophy, the exploitative force he believed was destroying human creativity and joy. This edition includes new notes to the text. |