Hard Times (illustrated)

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.

Includes unique illustrations.