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Hard times : an authoritative text, contexts, criticism / Charles Dickens.
Van Pelt Library PR4561.A2 F67 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
- Series:
- Norton critical edition
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- England.
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Hard times.
- Dickens, Charles.
- Social problems--Fiction.
- Social problems.
- England--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Political fiction.
- Domestic fiction.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 480 pages ; 21 cm.
- Edition:
- Third edition / edited by Fred Kaplan, Sylvère Monod.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2001]
- Summary:
- This story of class conflict in Victorian England serves as a powerful critique of the social injustices that plagued the Industrial Revolution. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: -- - A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information -- - A chronology of the author's life and work -- - A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context -- - An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader's own interpretations -- - Detailed explanatory notes -- - Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work -- - Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction -- - A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-480).
- ISBN:
- 0393975606
- OCLC:
- 45087353
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