Classic 1845 novel offers a powerful indictment of the dehumanizing effects of mid-19th-century industrialization. Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Tom and Louisa, in a sterile atmosphere of strict practicality. With no guiding principles, the young Gradgrinds sink into lives of desperation and despair, played out against the grim backdrop of Coketown, a wretched industrial community.
| ISBN: | 9780486419206 |
| Publication date: | 28th March 2003 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 223 pages |
| Series: | Dover Thrift Editions |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |