How I Taught My Grandmother to Read: And Other Stories- Sudha Murty (Paperback)

Publisher: Lexicon Language: English Binding: Paperback ISBN: 9789380703299

Publisher : RHUK (18 August 1994) Language : English Paperback : 112 pages ISBN-10 : 0099908409 ISBN-13 : 978-0099908401 Reading age : 12 years and up Item Weight : 65 g Dimensions : 11 x 11 x 17.8 cm Country of Origin : United Kingdom Generic Name : BOOK Condition : New

In Coketown, England, wealthy retiree Thomas Gradgrind has founded a school based on his belief that life should be factual—not fanciful. Among his pupils are his children, Thomas and Louisa, who are raised on his teachings of rational self-interest and grow into loveless, despairing adults. As he bears witness to his children’s suffering, Gradgrind is forced to confront the dangers of his dispassionate, utilitarian philosophy. Published serially in 1854 and packed with page-turning cliff-hangers, Hard Times explores representatives of English society—the disappearing aristocracy, the growing middle class, indigent laborers, and nomadic circus people—as they navigate the ways of Victorian England during the Industrial Revolution. More Information: Publisher: Lexicon Language: English Binding: Paperback Pages: 370 ISBN: 9789380703435