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Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1854 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of Hard Times For These Times revolves around a small industrial town firmly in the grip of one businessman. Bounderby is owner of the local mill and Gradgrind, his employee, is the schoolmaster--together they define and enforce the town's moral character with an iron fist. Many of the characters--including Gradgrind eventually--try and fail to resist Bounderby's influence, to their own demise. Published in 1854, the novel revealed Dickens' sharpest views on capitalism and its questionable moral underpinnings and spurred significant critical debate among his contemporaries. This is a free digital copy of a book that has been carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. To make this print edition available as an ebook, we have extracted the text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology and submitted it to a review process to ensure its accuracy and legibility across different screen sizes and devices. Google is proud to partner with libraries to make this book available to readers everywhere.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hard Times for These Times written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640245954
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classic from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, language: English, abstract: Chapter I: The One Thing Needful "NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir!" The scene was a plain, bare, monotonous vault of a school-room, and the speaker's square forefinger emphasized his observations by underscoring every sentence with a line on the schoolmaster's sleeve. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's square wall of a forehead, which had his eyebrows for its base, while his eyes found commodious cellarage in two dark caves, overshadowed by the wall. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's mouth, which was wide, thin, and hard set. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's voice, which was inflexible, dry, and dictatorial. The emphasis was helped by the speaker's hair, which bristled on the skirts of his bald head, a plantation of firs to keep the wind from its shining surface, all covered with knobs, like the crust of a plum pie, as if the head had scarcely warehouse-room for the hard facts stored inside. The speaker's obstinate carriage, square coat, square legs, square shoulders, - nay, his very neckcloth, trained to take him by the throat with an unaccommodating grasp, like a stubborn fact, as it was, - all helped the emphasis. "In this life, we want nothing but Facts, sir; nothing but Facts!" The speaker, and the schoolmaster, and the third grown person present, all backed a little, and swept with their eyes the inclined plane of little vessels then and there arranged in order, ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thomas Sowell
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465056849
Total Pages : 990 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)
Download or read book Basic Economics written by Thomas Sowell and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling citizen's guide to economics Basic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but have no interest in jargon or equations. Bestselling economist Thomas Sowell explains the general principles underlying different economic systems: capitalist, socialist, feudal, and so on. In readable language, he shows how to critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create, rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy functions. This fifth edition includes a new chapter explaining the reasons for large differences of wealth and income between nations. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Troll Communications
ISBN 13 : 9780816714636
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by Troll Communications. This book was released on 1997-04 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 an idle seducer, the crisis forces her father to reconsider his cherished system. Yet even as the development of the story reflects Dickens's growing pessimism about human nature and society, Hard Times marks his return to the theme which had made his early works so popular: the amusements of the people. Sleary's circus represents Dickens's most considered defence of the necessity of entertainment, and infuses the novel with the good humour which has ensured its appeal to generations of readers.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393975604
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (756 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2001 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Chronology and updated Selected Bibliography are also included."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Hard Times for These Times by Charles Dickens written by Charles Dickens and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My satire is against those who see figures and averages, and nothing else," proclaimed Charles Dickens in explaining the theme of this classic novel. Published in 1854, the story concerns one Thomas Gradgrind, a "fanatic of the demonstrable fact," who raises his children, Tom and Louisa, in a stifling and arid atmosphere of grim practicality.
Author : Katherine Rowe
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804733854
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (338 download)
Download or read book Dead Hands written by Katherine Rowe and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Hands traces the fascinating career of a curious imaginative device: the wandering, disembodied, or ghostly hand. Dexterously threading historical, theoretical, and formalist questions, the author situates this familiar gothic convention in its rich literary and intellectual contexts, from early modern English drama through American fiction.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (364 download)
Download or read book A Tale of Two Cities Illustrated by (Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz)) written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of t+E3he French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events, most notably Charles Darnay, a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.
Author : Wilkie Collins
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Man and Wife written by Wilkie Collins and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 : 8026804171
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (268 download)
Download or read book Hard Times, for These Times written by Charles Dickens and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on 2000 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This carefully crafted ebook: “Hard Times: For These Times (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Hard Times – For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book tells the tragic story of Louisa Gradgrind and her father. When Louisa, trapped in a loveless marriage, falls prey to an idle seducer, the crisis forces her father to reconsider his cherished system. Yet even as the development of the story reflects Dickens's growing pessimism about human nature and society, Hard Times marks his return to the theme which had made his early works so popular: the amusements of the people. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 – 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.
Author : David R. Collins
Publisher : LernerClassroom
ISBN 13 : 0822569922
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)
Download or read book Tales for Hard Times written by David R. Collins and published by LernerClassroom. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a small boy, Charles Dickens worked in a dark, musty London warehouse, pasting labels onto pots of boot polish. He tried not to listen to his grumbling stomach or the rats squeaking on the stairs. His dream was to escape that misery one day and become a fine, educated gentleman. Through his gift for writing, that day did come for Dickens. But he never forgot what it was like to be poor. He wrote stories about London's lower classes--tales that made people laugh, cry, and work to improve their social conditions. By the time of his death, Charles Dickens had become one of the most popular English writers ever. Step into nineteenth-century London and the life of Charles Dickens in this exciting book. David R. Collins's exciting biography and David Mataya's powerful illustrations bring this master storyteller to life.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
ISBN 13 : 3985948089
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (859 download)
Download or read book Hard Times illustrated written by Charles Dickens and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hard Times illustrated Charles Dickens - 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. "Now, what I want is, Facts. . . . Facts alone are wanted in life." Thus begins Superintendent Mr. Gradgrind—a wealthy, retired merchant—addressing a group of young students at his school in the industrial town of Coketown, England. A rigid man of fact, rational self-interest and realities, he not only teaches his pupils according to the utilitarian principles, but also raises his children with the same philosophy. When they grow up, as their lives begin to turn chaotic, they reproach their father for their upbringing. Will Mr. Gradgrind realize his flaws and become a humble man? Satirizing the laissez-faire system, Dickens' Hard Times lays bare the wide gap between the rich and the poor. Criticizing the materialistic world, this Victorian novel throws light on the value of emotions and the human heart. It has undergone several film and theatre adaptations.
Author : Alexander Welsh
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300082036
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Dickens Redressed written by Alexander Welsh and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he wrote Hard Times - which can be considered an epilogue to the much longer Bleak House - Dickens was able to conceive a plot neither centered around a hero nor fueled by the kind of wish fulfillment that structure had implied.
Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (96 download)
Download or read book Hard Times written by Charles Dickens and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to snuggle in with a good historical fiction book? Hard Times - also known as Hard Times: For These Times - is a satirical novel that makes a statement about the social and economic conditions of the 19th century. It was written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1854. It is Dickens' tenth and shortest novel. The story unfolds in the Coketown, which is a small, fictitious, English town in the Victorian industrial era. It is a depressing place, filled with black soot, belching chimneys, brick, and machinery. The schoolmaster there, Thomas Gradgrind, seems to have the singular purpose of hammering facts and statistics into the minds of his students without encouraging independent thought or creativity. Whether intentional or not, his philosophy serves to starve the soul while feeding the mind. His inflexibility and demands of conformity not only damage his pupils, but also leads to the destruction of his own family unit. The novel is laced with satire. Dickens expertly mocks the social and economic situations of the times while entertaining his readers complex characters and a thick, rich plot that will intrigue you to the very end. This beautiful reprint of the original story is unabridged and unedited, preserving Hard Times for your reading pleasure. It is one of the best historical fiction books and has been a historical fiction best seller for over 165 years! It makes a wonderful gift for the classic fiction fan in your life or a wonderful addition to your library of classic literature. Enjoy! Excerpt: "Mr. Gradgrind walked homeward from the school, in a state of considerable satisfaction. It was his school, and he intended it to be a model. He intended every child in it to be a model-just as the young Gradgrinds were all models." Features: Original 1854 Text Classic Political Satire & Historical Fiction Novel Dimensions: 6x9 inches Matte Cover
