Hard Times
Charles Dickens
joulu 1999 · Naxos AudioBooks · Lukija: Anton Lesser
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In this, DickensÕ most openly political novel, we discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthlessly materialistic philosophy in the lives of Thomas GradgrindÕs family, brought up to believe that only ÔFacts! Facts! Facts!Õ have any meaning. Set in Coketown, a typical Lancashire mill town, the novel graphically exposes the truth about Victorian ÔprogressÕ.
In this, DickensÕ most openly political novel, we discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthlessly materialistic philosophy in the lives of Thomas GradgrindÕs family, brought up to believe that only ÔFacts! Facts! Facts!Õ have any meaning. Set in Coketown, a typical Lancashire mill town, ...
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Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, Little Dorrit, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.
Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England on February 7, 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he...
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