Hard Times : for these times / Charles Dickens ; edited with an introduction by David Craig.
By: Dickens, Charles [author]
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Contributor(s): Craig, David [editor].
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BookSeries: Penguin classics: Publisher: London : Penguin books, 1969Copyright date: ©1969Description: 328 pages : 19 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0140430423 (paperback); 9780140430424 (paperback).Subject(s): English fiction | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- FictionDDC classification: 823.8
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 823.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00062424 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Store Item | 823.8 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00062420 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Book 1 Sowing
- I The One Thing Needful (p. 1)
- II Murdering the Innocents (p. 2)
- III A Loophole (p. 8)
- IV Mr. Bounderby (p. 13)
- V The Keynote (p. 20)
- VI Sleary's Horsemanship (p. 26)
- VII Mrs. Sparsit (p. 40)
- VIII Never Wonder (p. 46)
- IX Sissy's Progress (p. 52)
- X Stephen Blackpool (p. 59)
- XI No Way Out (p. 65)
- XII The Old Woman (p. 72)
- XIII Rachael (p. 77)
- XIV The Great Manufacturer (p. 84)
- XV Father and Daughter (p. 89)
- XVI Husband and Wife (p. 97)
- Book 2 Reaping
- I Effects in the Bank (p. 103)
- II Mr. James Harthouse (p. 116)
- III The Whelp (p. 124)
- IV Men and Brothers (p. 129)
- V Men and Masters (p. 136)
- VI Fading Away (p. 143)
- VII Gunpowder (p. 155)
- VIII Explosion (p. 167)
- IX Hearing the Last of It (p. 179)
- X Mrs. Sparsit's Staircase (p. 187)
- XI Lower and Lower (p. 192)
- XII Down (p. 200)
- Book 3 Garnering
- I Another Thing Needful (p. 205)
- II Very Ridiculous (p. 211)
- III Very Decided (p. 220)
- IV Lost (p. 228)
- V Found (p. 237)
- VI The Starlight (p. 246)
- VIII Whelp-hunting (p. 255)
- XIII Philosophical (p. 266)
- IX Final (p. 272)
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s.His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities.
Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.
(Bowker Author Biography)