description: In Dickens' most openly political novel, discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthless, materialistic philosophy in the lives of the Gradgrind family, brought up to believe that only "Facts! Facts! Facts!" have any meaning.
language: English
title: Hard Times
titlecomplete: Hard Times
characters: Stephen Blackpool, Sissy Jupe, James Harthouse, Thomas Gradgrind, Josiah Bounderby, Mr. M'Choakumchild, Louisa Gradgrind, Mrs. Sparsit
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Classic Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction, Victorian
ratings_count: 66508
places: Coketown
publisher: Naxos Audio Books