
Barcode : 9781847494887
ISBN : 9781847494887
ปีพิมพ์ : 1 / 2015
ขนาด ( w x h ) : 0 x 0 mm.
จำนวนหน้า : 288 หน้า
หมวดหนังสือ : นวนิยาย
| In Hard Times, Dickens illustrates the condition of England
  through the fictional city of Coketown. Among its inhabitants are Thomas
  Gradgrind, the utilitarian headmaster who attempts to impose his rigid
  worldview on his family circle, and the uncaring businessman Mr Bounderby.
  Their materialist philosophies, as opposed to the world of fancy or
  imagination, are tested throughout the novel, which also explores workers'
  conditions, trade unions and the spurious use of statistics. Perhaps the most polemical of his novels – in which hard-biting satire, moving drama and exuberant comedy find a very succinct and powerful expression – Hard Times is the ideal introduction to the world of Dickens.  |