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Hard Times - The Charles Dickens Children's Collection

by Charles Dickens
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Hard Times - The Charles Dickens Children's Collection
Hard Times - The Charles Dickens Children's Collection

Classic societal critique made accessible to kids.

"Hard Times" as adapted by Sweet Cherry Easy Classics is an ideal way to introduce young readers to the literary giant, Charles Dickens. It's been distilled into a form that's digestible for kids, retaining the essence of Dickens's critical eye on industrial society, while molding it into a story that's engaging for a new, younger audience. With this adaptation, children get to explore complex themes in a manner tailored just for them, making it a wonderful stepping stone into the world of classic literature.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Hard Times - The Charles Dickens Children's Collection

by Charles Dickens
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ISBN: 9781782264866
Authors: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Sweet Cherry
Date of Publication: 2020-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Childrens Classics, Chapter Books, Young Readers
Related Topics: Classics, Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.54
(rated by 69438 readers)

Description

"My satire is against those who see figures and averages, and nothing else," proclaimed Charles Dickens in explaining the theme of this classic novel. Published in 1854, the story concerns one Thomas Gradgrind, a "fanatic of the demonstrable fact," who raises his children, Tom and Louisa, in a stifling and arid atmosphere of grim practicality. Without a moral compass to guide them, the children sink into lives of desperation and despair, played out against the grim background of Coketown, a wretched community shadowed by an industrial behemoth. Louisa falls into a loveless marriage with Josiah Bouderby, a vulgar banker, while the unscrupulous Tom, totally lacking in principle, becomes a thief who frames an innocent man for his crime. Witnessing the degradation and downfall of his children, Gradgrind realizes that his own misguided principles have ruined their lives. Considered Dickens' harshest indictment of mid-19th-century industrial practices and their dehumanizing effects, this novel offers a fascinating tapestry of Victorian life, filled with the richness of detail, brilliant characterization, and passionate social concern that typify the novelist's finest creations. Of Dickens' work, the eminent Victorian critic John Ruskin had this to say: "He is entirely right in his main drift and purpose in every book he has written; and all of them, but especially Hard
 

Classic societal critique made accessible to kids.

"Hard Times" as adapted by Sweet Cherry Easy Classics is an ideal way to introduce young readers to the literary giant, Charles Dickens. It's been distilled into a form that's digestible for kids, retaining the essence of Dickens's critical eye on industrial society, while molding it into a story that's engaging for a new, younger audience. With this adaptation, children get to explore complex themes in a manner tailored just for them, making it a wonderful stepping stone into the world of classic literature.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.