Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind,school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success.
Feeding both his pupils and family with facts,he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and'bully of humanity'Mr Bounderby,and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery.
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.
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series,designed by the award-winningCoralie Bickford-Smith,these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful,tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.View other titles inPenguin's Clothbound Classics Collection.Credited by some with inventing the detective novel and one of the most popular novelists of his dayCharles Dickensremains one of the best-loved novelists in the English language,whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books,includingOliver Twist,Great Expectations,A Tale of Two Cities,David CopperfieldandThe Pickwick Papers,have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141198347Number of pages: 368Weight: 485 gDimensions: 204 x 138 x 34 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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