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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.
SKU: 9780140620443
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Pages: 268
Country of Publication: London, United Kingdom
Publication Date: 25 Jan 2007
Size: 181 x 111 x 11
