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Hard Times by Charles Dickens (ISBN: 9780312132613)
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Hard Times Paperback - 2009
by Charles Dickens
From the publisher
This edition of Hard Times provides depth and context for students, with the complete novel in an easy-to-read format, and a detailed introduction and bespoke glossary written by a teacher with academic expertise in the area.-Explore the contemporary context, Charles Dickens' writing, the novel's critical reception, and subsequent interpretations for a deeper reading of the text- Expand your further reading with a list of key articles and critical and theoretical texts- Improve your understanding of the novel with unfamiliar concepts and culturally-specific terms defined in the glossary
Details
- Title Hard Times
- Author Charles Dickens
- Binding Paperback
- Publisher St. Martin's Press
- Date December 30, 2009
- ISBN 9780312132613
About the author
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced Oliver Twist, the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day. Maria Cairney currently teaches college in Manchester. She is an English Language teacher and examiner with a Ph.D. in Victorian literature and a special interest in 19th century serialized fiction by writers such as Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle. Before becoming a teacher, Maria was also, for many years, a magazine journalist and editor.
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