Hard Times = 艱難時代
點閱:1作者:Charles Dickens[原作] ;甦活中英文編輯所[編輯]
出版年:2011
出版社:Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 甦活全球網路
出版地:Salt Lake City, UT. 臺北市
格式:EPUB 流式
分類:英文書  
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.