num_pages: 297
description: The world of Coketown is a harsh world in which workers live mundane lives, oppressed by the routine grind of the mills and their terrible living conditions. Like the mills, the school run by Gradgrind reduces people to machines: learning is governed by facts and creativity is stifled.In this grim portrayal of the condition of England in the 1840s Dickens challenges the Utilitarian philosophy of the time. And through the energetic, imaginative lives of Sissy and her friends from the circus he offers an alternative vision...The New Windmill Classics edition contains an introduction, notes and activities to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the novel.The BBC Video of Hard Times is available from Heinemann.
language: English
title: New Windmill Classics: Hard Times
titlecomplete: New Windmill Classics: Hard Times (New Windmills)
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: 66510
places: Coketown
publisher: Heinemann