'Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else,and root out everything else'Dickens's novel honouring the value of the human heart in an age of materialism centres on Coketown,where Mr Thomas Gradgrind,school owner and model of Utilitarian success,feeds his pupils and his family with facts,banning fancy and wonder from young minds.As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa becomes trapped in a loveless marriage,and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in crime. As their fortunes cross with those of a free-spirited circus girl and a victimized weaver,Gradgrind is forced to question everything he believes in.Edited with an Introduction and notes by KATE FLINT
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141439679Number of pages: 368Weight: 269 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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