Hard Times: For these Times
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Charles Dickens. Hard Times: For these Times. Duke Classics.

Charles Dickens. Hard Times: For These Times. Duke Classics.

Charles Dickens, Hard Times: For These Times. Duke Classics.

Charles Dickens. Hard Times: For These Times. Duke Classics,

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Gradgrind's no-nonsense abhorrence of 'fancy' extends to his implementing an ambitious education scheme that aims to exclude all 'nonsense' and keep the minds of young people focused squarely on facts.

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Gradgrind's no-nonsense abhorrence of 'fancy' extends to his implementing an ambitious education scheme that aims to exclude all 'nonsense' and keep the minds of young people focused squarely on facts.

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