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"Hard Times"

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Longman
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128

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February 3, 2000, Longman
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Table of Contents

Part One. Introduction
How to Study a Novel
Page 5
Reading Hard Times
Page 6
Part Two. Summaries & Commentaries
Note on the Text
Page 9
Synopsis
Page 9
Detailed Summaries
Page 12
Book The First: Sowing
Page 12
Book The Second: Reaping
Page 31
Book The Third: Garnering
Page 46
Part Three. Critical Approaches
Characterisation
Page 57
Themes
Page 68
Facts & Figures
Page 68
Fancy
Page 69
Women's Lives
Page 70
Letting Alone & Self-Reliance
Page 71
Teaching
Page 72
Work
Page 73
Entertainment
Page 74
Religion
Page 75
Narrative Techniques
Page 76
Structure
Page 76
Time
Page 77
Point of View
Page 78
Language & Style
Page 79
Imagery & Symbolism
Page 82
Part Four. Textual Analysis
Text 1
Page 85
Text 2
Page 88
Text 3
Page 92
Part Five. Background
Charles Dickens's Life & Work
Page 96
His Literary Works
Page 97
Historical Background
Page 98
Industrial Background
Page 98
Factory Accidents
Page 99
Education
Page 100
Utilitarianism
Page 100
Circuses
Page 101
Divorce
Page 102
Literary Background
Page 102
Part Six. Critical History & Broader Perspectives
Nineteenth-Century Views
Page 104
Socialist Views
Page 105
Hard Times as a Work of Art
Page 106
Polyphony
Page 107
Deconstruction
Page 107
Feminist Criticism
Page 108
Further Reading
Page 109
Chronology
Page 110
Literary Terms
Page 113
Author of this Note
Page 115

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Paperback
Number of pages
128
Dimensions
8.1 x 5.7 x 0.3 inches
Weight
4.2 ounces

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OL7881161M
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hardtimes0000mcew
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9780582424494
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