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Book Synopsis Hard Times: Annotated (Dale Classics) by : Dale Classics
Download or read book Hard Times: Annotated (Dale Classics) written by Dale Classics and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Times is unusual in several ways. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller. Coketown may be partially based on 19th-century Preston.One of Dickens's reasons for writing Hard Times was that sales of his weekly periodical Household Words were low, and it was hoped the novel's publication in installments would boost circulation - as indeed proved to be the case. Since publication it has received a mixed response from critics. Critics such as George Bernard Shaw and Thomas Macaulay have mainly focused on Dickens's treatment of trade unions and his post-Industrial Revolution pessimism regarding the divide between capitalist mill owners and undervalued workers during the Victorian era. F. R. Leavis, a great admirer of the book, included it - but not Dickens' work as a whole - as part of his Great Tradition of English novels.
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Times by Charles Dickens Thomas Gradgrind, the owner of an experimental private school in Coketown, insists that the children under his command only learn facts. Believe that the world has no place for fantasy or imagination. His own five children are models of fact-based education. Having never allowed them to learn anything about the humanities, they are unaware of literature and any conception of human beings as individuals. Even fairy tales and nursery rhymes had been excluded from his education. One day, while walking home from school, Gradgrind is immensely upset and hurt to find his two oldest children, Louisa and Tom, trying to look through the canvas walls of a circus tent. It reassures him even less to discover that the two young men have absolutely no regrets for acting against the principles on which they were raised and educated. Later, Gradgrind and his industrial friend, Mr. Josiah Bounderby, discuss possible means by which children could have been misled from the study of the facts. They conclude that another student, Sissy Jupe, whose father is a circus clown, had influenced the young Gradgrinds. Having decided to remove Sissy Jupe from school, Bounderby and Gradgrind immediately set out to tell the girl's father. When they arrive at the inn where the Jupes are staying, they discover that the father has abandoned his daughter. Moved by sentiment, Gradgrind decides to keep the girl at home and let her be educated at his school, all against the advice of Bounderby, who thinks that Sissy Jupe will only be a bad influence on the Gradgrind children. Years pass and Louisa and young Tom have matured. Gradgrind knows that Bounderby, who is thirty years older than her daughter, has long wanted to marry Louisa. Educated away from feelings, she agrees to marry Bounderby. Tom, a Bounderby bank clerk, is very happy that his sister is marrying Bounderby; he wants a friend to help him if he gets into trouble there. In fact, he advises his sister to marry Bounderby for this reason, and she, loving her brother, agrees to help him by marrying the rich banker. Bounderby is very happy to be married to Louisa. After his marriage, he places his elderly housekeeper in a bank room. Mrs. Sparsit does not like Louisa and is determined to keep an eye on her for the good of her employer. After marriage, everything seems quiet at the bank, at the Gradgrind house, and at the Bounderby residence. Meanwhile, Gradgrind had been elected a member of Parliament for his district. It sends from London a young aspiring politician, James Harthouse, who will collect data on the industrial city of Coketown, data that will be used in a survey of economic and social life in Britain. To facilitate the young man's labors, Gradgrind delivers a letter of introduction to Bounderby, who immediately tells Harthouse the story of his career, from the street scoundrel to the industrialist and banker. Harthouse thinks Bounderby is a fool, but he is very interested in pretty Louisa. Through his friendship with Bounderby, Harthouse meets Tom Gradgrind, who lives with the Bounderbys. Harthouse takes advantage of Tom's drinking problem to learn more about Louisa. She had heard that she had been subjected to a dehumanizing upbringing and feels that she will fall for seduction due to her loveless marriage to the pompous Bounderby. For these reasons, Harthouse decides to try ...
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Times: For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book surveys English society and satirises the social and economic conditions of the era.
Book Synopsis Hard Times (And Other Stories) by : Charles Dickens
Download or read book Hard Times (And Other Stories) written by Charles Dickens and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When "Hard Times" appeared as a serial in Household Words in 1854, Dickens was about midway in his literary career. In the same year this novel appeared in an octavo volume with a dedication to Thomas Carlyle. Its purpose, according to Dickens himself, was to satirize "those who see figures and averages and nothing else—the representatives of the wickedest and most enormous vice of this time — the men who through long years to come will do more to damage the really useful facts of Political Economy than I could do (if I tried) in my whole life." The satire, however, like much that Dickens attempted in the same vein, was not very bitter. The characters in "Hard Times" are not numerous; and the plot itself is less intricate than others by the same author. The chief figures are Mr. Thomas Gradgrind, "a man of realities," with his unbounded faith in statistics; Louisa, his eldest daughter; and Josiah Bounderby, as practical as Mr. Gradgrind, but less kind-hearted. Louisa, though many years younger than Mr. Bounderby, is persuaded by her father to marry him. She is also influenced in making this marriage by her desire to smooth the path of her brother Tom, a clerk in Mr. Bounderby's office. Though not happy, she resists the blandishments of James Harthouse, a professed friend of her husband's. To escape him she has to go home to her father; and this leads to a permanent estrangement between husband and wife. In the mean time Tom Gradgrind has stolen money from Bounderby, and to avoid punishment runs away from England ...
Download or read book HARD TIMES written by CHARLES DICKENS and published by PURE SNOW PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2022-05-19 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HARD TIMES BY CHARLES DICKENS HARD TIMES is Charles Dickens’ 15th published writing This book is properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. This book is great for teachers and students or for the casual reader. This book is the perfect addition to any classic literary library. Hard Times is a classic novel by Charles Dickens which tells a story of the value of the human heart. Coketown is dominated by the analytical figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his children make decisions that lead to hard times in their lives. Gradgrind’s young daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and “bully of humility” Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of free-spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimized weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery. At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. Key features of this book: Indented first lines, 1.25 Line Spacing and Justified Paragraphs Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter This book is available in the following formats: · Paperback · Large print paperback · Hard cover · Large print hard cover · eBook Enjoy!
Book Synopsis Hard Times Annotated Book by : Charles Dickens
Download or read book Hard Times Annotated Book written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Gradgrind is a man of "facts and calculations." He identifies a student, called Girl number twenty, who replies that her name is Sissy Jupe. Gradgrind corrects her that her name is Cecilia regardless of what her father calls her. Jupe's father is involved in a horse-riding circus and this is not respectable in Gradgrind's opinion. He advises Cecilia to refer to her father as a "farrier" (the person who shoes a horse) or perhaps, a "veterinary surgeon." Sissy Jupe is a slow learner, among the group of stragglers who admit that they would dare to carpet a room with representations of flowers because she is "fond" of them. Sissy is taught that she must not "fancy" and that she is "to be in all things regulated and governed by fact."Mr. Josiah Bounderby is Mr. Gradgrind's closest friend, and just like Gradgrind he is a man "perfectly devoid of sentiment." Bounderby is very wealthy from his trade as a banker, a merchant and a manufacturer among other things. He has an imposing figure and his entire body is oversized, swelled and overweight. He calls himself a "self-made man" and he always tells his friends (the Gradgrinds, primarily) stories of how he grew up in the most wretched conditions. Mrs. Gradgrind has a very emotional temperament and she usually faints whenever Mr. Bounderby tells his horror stories of being born in a ditch or having lived the first ten years of his life as a vagabond.Mr. Gradgrind is at first hesitant but he soon agrees with Bounderby that Cecilia must be removed from the school so that she might not infect the other students with her ideas. He and Bounderby find Sissy and proceed towards the public-house where she lives to deliver the news. Looking through the room, Sissy finds that the trunk is empty and she is suddenly fearful. The other members of the performing group also live in the public house and they try to explain to Sissy that her father has abandoned her. He has not left out of ill will, but because he thinks that she will have a better life without him as her guardian. It was with this intention that he had her enrolled in Mr. Gradgrind's school. Mr. Bounderby is morally enraged that a man would actually desert his own daughter. She has no other family in the world.
Book Synopsis Hard Times Annotated And Illustrated Book by : Charles Dickens
Download or read book Hard Times Annotated And Illustrated Book written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-03 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Gradgrind is a man of "facts and calculations." He identifies a student, called Girl number twenty, who replies that her name is Sissy Jupe. Gradgrind corrects her that her name is Cecilia regardless of what her father calls her. Jupe's father is involved in a horse-riding circus and this is not respectable in Gradgrind's opinion. He advises Cecilia to refer to her father as a "farrier" (the person who shoes a horse) or perhaps, a "veterinary surgeon." Sissy Jupe is a slow learner, among the group of stragglers who admit that they would dare to carpet a room with representations of flowers because she is "fond" of them. Sissy is taught that she must not "fancy" and that she is "to be in all things regulated and governed by fact."Mr. Josiah Bounderby is Mr. Gradgrind's closest friend, and just like Gradgrind he is a man "perfectly devoid of sentiment." Bounderby is very wealthy from his trade as a banker, a merchant and a manufacturer among other things. He has an imposing figure and his entire body is oversized, swelled and overweight. He calls himself a "self-made man" and he always tells his friends (the Gradgrinds, primarily) stories of how he grew up in the most wretched conditions. Mrs. Gradgrind has a very emotional temperament and she usually faints whenever Mr. Bounderby tells his horror stories of being born in a ditch or having lived the first ten years of his life as a vagabond.Mr. Gradgrind is at first hesitant but he soon agrees with Bounderby that Cecilia must be removed from the school so that she might not infect the other students with her ideas. He and Bounderby find Sissy and proceed towards the public-house where she lives to deliver the news. Looking through the room, Sissy finds that the trunk is empty and she is suddenly fearful. The other members of the performing group also live in the public house and they try to explain to Sissy that her father has abandoned her. He has not left out of ill will, but because he thinks that she will have a better life without him as her guardian. It was with this intention that he had her enrolled in Mr. Gradgrind's school. Mr. Bounderby is morally enraged that a man would actually desert his own daughter. She has no other family in the world.
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charle Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-08 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature.
Download or read book Zen Classics written by Steven Heine and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to 'The Koan' and 'The Zen Canon' this text concentrates primarily on texts from Korea and Japan that brought the Zen tradition to fruition.
Download or read book Bulletin written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quarterly accession lists; beginning with Apr. 1893, the bulletin is limited to "subject lists, special bibliographies, and reprints or facsimiles of original documents, prints and manuscripts in the Library," the accessions being recorded in a separate classified list, Jan.-Apr. 1893, a weekly bulletin Apr. 1893-Apr. 1894, as well as a classified list of later accessions in the last number published of the bulletin itself (Jan. 1896)
Book Synopsis The Happy Prince: Annotated (Dale Classics) by : Dale Classics
Download or read book The Happy Prince: Annotated (Dale Classics) written by Dale Classics and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a town full of suffering poor people, a swallow who was left behind after his flock flew off to Egypt for the winter meets the statue of the late "Happy Prince", who in reality has never experienced true sorrow, for he lived in a palace where sorrow was not allowed to enter. Viewing various scenes of people suffering in poverty from his tall monument, the Happy Prince asks the swallow to take the ruby from his hilt, the sapphires from his eyes, and the gold leaf covering his body to give to the poor. As the winter comes and the Happy Prince is stripped of all of his beauty, his lead heart breaks when the swallow dies as a result of his selfless deeds and severe cold. The people, unaware of their good deeds, take the statue down from the pillar due to its shabbiness (intending to replace it with one of the Mayor,) and the metal melted in a furnace, leaving behind the broken heart and the dead swallow; they are thrown in a dust heap. These are taken up to heaven by an Angel that has deemed them the two most precious things in the city. This is affirmed by God, and they live forever in His "city of gold" and garden of Paradise.
Book Synopsis Instant Analysis by : David J. Lieberman
Download or read book Instant Analysis written by David J. Lieberman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-06-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered... Why am I so eaily discouraged? Why do I procrasinate? Why do I stare at myself in the mirror? Why do I keep people waiting? Why do I eat when I am not hungry? Why do I secretly hope other people will fail? Why do I feel alone even when I'm around other people? Why am I constantly misplacing my keys and other things? Why do I enjoy hearing the secrets and confessions of others? Why will I do a favor for someone I don't even like? Why am I so superstitious? Why do I have trouble asking for help? If any of these behavior, habit, and thoughts are keeping you from having the life you want, then you need to know that help has finally arrived in David J Lieberman's Instant Analysis.
Download or read book Remembering the Centennial written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Climb written by Chris Froome and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 26th July 2015, Chris Froome entered the record books. He won cycling's ultimate race - the Tour de France - for the second time. Taking a double Yellow Jersey was a staggering achievement. This memoir shows just how remarkable it was, given the uphill struggle Froome faced. Growing up in Kenya, biking down mile after mile of dusty road, and staying in a humble tin hut, he developed a fierce passion and determination to win. The road to Europe was long, gruelling and filled with setbacks - but it prepared him for teamwork as a domestique and then the leap to leader of Team Sky and a shot at winning the Tour de France. In The Climb, written with the renowned investigative reporter David Walsh, he vividly recounts the struggles, the rivalries, the battles, the comebacks. Finally he traces his path to triumph and his mission to help clean up cycling. Inspiring and exhilarating, it will leave you ready to face your own challenges in life, whatever they may be. 'Engaging, vividly evoked' Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year 'What Chris has done is phenomenal' Sir Chris Hoy
Book Synopsis The Engaging Manager by : A. Furnham
Download or read book The Engaging Manager written by A. Furnham and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-10-29 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new collection of articles on managing and being managed, Adrian Furnham, author of Bad Apples, offers an engaging and witty look into the world of being an engaging manager. Based on strong research this book offers a substantial introduction to the joy of management.
Book Synopsis The Horror Beyond Life's Edge: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales by : Wilhelm Hauff
Download or read book The Horror Beyond Life's Edge: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales written by Wilhelm Hauff and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-19 with total page 13812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Horror Beyond Life's Edge: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales is a literary journey that transcends the commonplace, delving into the realms of the macabre, the supernatural, and the darkly mysterious. This anthology boasts a collection that spans a broad spectrum of literary styles, from gothic horror and eerie ghost stories to unsettling tales of the uncanny and supernatural investigations. The diversity and significance of the works included cannot be overstated, featuring standout pieces from the Victorian era to the early twentieth century, encapsulating the evolution of horror and mystery in literature. The anthology serves as a conduit to explore the depths of human fears, anxieties, and the unknown through a compendium of narratives that challenge the boundaries of imagination and reality. The contributing authors and editors of this collection represent a pantheon of literary giants, each bringing their unique voice and perspective to the overarching theme. From the psychological terror of Edgar Allan Poe to the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft; from the gothic romance of the Brontë sisters to the social critiques of Charles Dickens and the pioneering science fiction of H.G. Wells; these authors collectively contribute to the rich tapestry of horror and supernatural literature. The anthology aligns with various historical, cultural, and literary movements, enriching the readers understanding by offering a myriad of lenses through which to view the complexities of fear, the supernatural, and the human condition. The Horror Beyond Life's Edge: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales is an indispensable volume for readers seeking to immerse themselves in the breadth and depth of gothic, horror, and supernatural literature. This anthology offers a unique opportunity to explore a multiplicity of perspectives, themes, and narratives within a single tome. It is a call to readers to delve into the abyss of the macabre, to confront the shadows lurking at the edges of life, and to explore the diversity of human expression found in the confrontation with the unknown. For scholars, enthusiasts, and casual readers alike, this collection stands as a monumental testament to the enduring power and appeal of the horror and mystery genre.
Book Synopsis Spatial Analysis by : Mark R. T. Dale
Download or read book Spatial Analysis written by Mark R. T. Dale and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-11 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, ecologists worldwide recognize the use of spatial analysis as essential. However, because of the fast-growing range of methods available, even an expert might occasionally find it challenging to choose the most appropriate one. Providing the ecological and statistical foundations needed to make the right decision, this second edition builds and expands upon the previous one by: • Encompassing the basic methods for spatial analysis, for both complete census and sample data • Investigating updated treatments of spatial autocorrelation and spatio-temporal analysis • Introducing detailed explanations of currently developing approaches, including spatial and spatio-temporal graph theory, scan statistics, fibre process analysis, and Hierarchical Bayesian analysis • Offering practical advice for specific circumstances, such as how to analyze forest Permanent Sample Plot data and how to proceed with transect data when portions of the data series are missing. Written for graduates, researchers and professionals, this book will be a valuable source of reference for years to come.
