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Книга: Hard Times

Товар № 11081912
Автор: Dickens C.
Издательство: Penguin Books
Вес: 0.460 кг.
Год издания: 2013
Формат: 19.7 x 12.7 x 1.6
Страниц: 358 Переплет: Мягкая обложка
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'Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else'. Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and his family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humility' Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery.

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