Charles Dickens | Hard Times
Hard Times is Charles Dickens's powerful indictment of the social and moral consequences of industrialisation in Victorian England. Set in the fictional manufacturing town of Coketown, the novel explores the conflict between reason and imagination, wealth and compassion, exposing the human cost of a society driven solely by facts and economic progress.
This Oxford World's Classics edition, expertly edited by Kate Flint, includes a scholarly introduction, explanatory notes and critical material that illuminate the novel's historical context and enduring relevance. A compelling blend of social criticism and unforgettable storytelling, Hard Times remains one of Dickens's most thought-provoking works.
- • Series: Oxford World's Classics
• Editor: Kate Flint
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Language: English
• Cover: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• Publication date: December 8, 1989
• Genre: Classics, Social Novel, Victorian Literature






