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Hard Times, novel by Charles Dickens, published in serial form (as Hard Times: For These Times) in the periodical Household Words from April to August 1854 and in book form later the same year. The novel is a bitter indictment of industrialization, with its dehumanizing effects on workers and communities in mid-19th-century England.
11 de ago. de 2020 · Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression turned 50 this year. A bestseller in 1970, the book was one of nearly two dozen written by the cheerfully empathetic historian and...
Hard Times, a social protest novel of nineteenth-century England, is aptly titled. Not only does the working class, known as the "Hands," have a "hard time" in this novel; so do the other classes as well. Dickens divided the novel into three separate books, two of which, "Sowing" and "Reaping," exemplify the biblical concept of "whatsoever a ...
Dickens wrote Hard Times in 1854, in the middle of a century and an era that prided itself on its social, economic, and scientific achievements. Various hints in the novel make it clear that the novel's setting is more or less contemporary with its composition.
20 de feb. de 2024 · Thus, while recognizing that literary sources are particularly complex, we will use Hard Times as a guide to our exploration to this fascinating era. We will seek both to better understand this complex, transitional time, and to consider the accuracy of Dickens’ depictions of socio-political life.
Historical Context. Critical Overview. Criticism. Sources. Further Reading. Charles Dickens. 1854. Introduction. Hard Times, by Charles Dickens, was first published in serial form in the weekly magazine Household Words, from April to August of 1854.
1 de ene. de 2001 · 4.19. 2,791 ratings289 reviews. From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Good War : A masterpiece of modern journalism and “a huge anthem in praise of the American spirit” ( Saturday Review ). In this “invaluable record” of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great ...
