825431 Hard Times (Hardback, New Edition) By Dickens, Charles

Hard Times is a powerful critique of industrial Victorian England, following the interconnected lives of characters in the fictional industrial city of Coketown. The novel explores themes of education, class division, and the mechanization of human life through Dickens' masterful storytelling and social commentary. Key features: • Classic Victorian literature by Charles Dickens • Hardback new edition with elegant cover design • Features an industrial cityscape illustration • Social commentary on 19th century industrialization • Explores themes of education and class struggle • Set in the fictional industrial city of Coketown This edition features a mint green cover with gold lettering and a detailed illustration of an industrial Victorian cityscape. The cover art captures the novel's setting with its depiction of factory smokestacks, worker housing, and the contrast between industrial and rural landscapes. Hard Times is one of Dickens' shorter novels but remains a significant work in his catalog for its focused criticism of utilitarian education and industrial capitalism.