Nathan, Moses and Pee Wee are joined by Sweet Lou, never one to miss out on a golden opportunity. “Nathan,” Sweet Lou whispers to Nathan. “The boss man is watchin', Sweet Lou,” said Nathan. “I want in,” said Sweet Lou. “In on what?
Thomas structures her analysis of Dickens's novel, Hard times, around five key areas in which fragmentation is the dominant theme.
I was doing a doctoral dissertation on the novels of Dickens and hard times back in 1832. I decided to find out what was happening in my own time. In my hometown. I found out with a vengeance. This led, actually, to my going out into ...
Considered Dickens' harshest indictment of mid-19th-century industrial practices and their dehumanizing effects, Hard Times offers a fascinating tapestry of Victorian life, filled with the richness of detail, brilliant characterization, and ...
The world of Hard Times For These Times revolves around a small industrial town firmly in the grip of one businessman. Bounderby is owner of the local mill and Gradgrind,...
Hard Times presents a comprehensive account of economic depressions in America, from colonial times to the “great recession” that began in 2008.
Hard Times: Social Realism in Victorian Art
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In this classic of great renown, Charles Dickens brings to life a world where each character has a choice and every choice has the power to evoke good or the greatest of evils.
Classic 1845 novel offers a powerful indictment of the dehumanizing effects of mid-19th-century industrialization.
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As the title of this book conveys, leaders in America are experiencing hard times. Barbara Kellerman argues that we focus on leaders, and even on followers, while ignoring an essential element of leadership: context.
It was hard, but 'we won'. Well, and then a 'platform' rolled up and I was placed ... I remember when I found Solomon's Book of Wisdom. I sat over it for days ... In general, I preferred books with soft covers. They were easier to tear, ...
Hard Times
Details economic dislocations in North Carolina during the severest years of the depression. Separate chapters cover agriculture, banking, industry, labor, unemployment relief, government finances, blacks, transportation, and education.
In the spirit of A. B. Facey’s A Fortunate Life, Jack Mercer’s Hard Times is the true story of the author’s amazing adventures.
And, as their fortunes cross with those of free-spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimized weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery.This ...
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This story of class conflict in Victorian England serves as a powerful critique of the social injustices that plagued the Industrial Revolution.
A strong critique of industrialisation, full of passionate characters and tempestuous social clashes, this novel still resonates in the modern day. No one writes about the gulf between rich and poor as passionately as Charles Dickens.