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HARD TIMES
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| By: |
Charles Dickens, Anton Lesser |
| Format: |
CD-Audio |
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£32.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1843794438 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781843794431 |
| Publisher: |
NAXOS AUDIOBOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
31 October, 2011 |
| Edition: |
Unabridged9 Audio CDs |
| Pages: |
9 |
| Description: |
'NOW, what I want is, Facts.' One of Dickens's most famous opening lines sets the scene for this powerful novel which questions the harsh, rational attitudes predominating in a world of fierce industrial growth. |
| Synopsis: |
'NOW, what I want is, Facts.' One of Dickens's most famous opening lines sets the scene for this powerful novel which questions the harsh, rational attitudes predominating in a world of fierce industrial growth. Dickens vividly presents industrial Coketown - a quintessential northern English mill town in the 19th century - and the overbearing figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind with his utilitarianist philosophy; and contrasts it with the right of every person to enjoy life regardless of social class. Particularly praised by renowned English critic John Ruskin (1819-1900), this moral fable is arguably Dickens's most significant work. |
| No. of pieces |
9 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Naxos AudioBooks |
| Returns: |
Returnable |