In the persons of Gradgrind and Bounderby, Dickens stigmatized the prevalent philosophy of utilitarianism which, whether in school or factory, allowed human beings to be caged in a dreary scenery of brick terraces and foul chimneys, to be enslaved to machines and reduced to numbers.
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| Title | Hard Times | Height | 198 mm |
| Author | Charles Dickens | Width | 129 mm |
| ISBN-13 | 9780140430424 | Binding | PAPERBACK |
| ISBN-10 | 0140430424 | Spine Width | 16 mm |
| Publisher | Penguin Books | Pages | 336 |
| Edition | Availability | In Stock | |
