Hard Times (version 3), Locked Out and On Strike
Hard Times, written by Charles Dickens and published in 1854, is his shortest novel and the only one set in the industrial north of England. The story critiques utilitarian education through the character of Mr. Gradgrind, who insists on teaching only facts, and explores the conflict between capital and trade unions in the fictional Coketown. This edition includes two articles, Locked Out and On Strike, which detail Dickens's observations during a factory lockout in Preston, providing insight into his views on education and class struggle.
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