TY - BOOK AU - Dickens, Charles AU - Schlicke, Paul, ed. TI - Hard times T2 - Oxford World's Classics SN - 0192833677 U1 - 823.8 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - English Literature KW - English fiction KW - England KW - Social problems KW - Social conditions KW - Manners and customs KW - Utilitarianism KW - Education KW - Married people N2 - Hard Times is Dickens's shortest novel, and arguably his greatest triumph. A useful appendix of the author's working notes, together with an enlightening introduction and full explanatory notes, will ensure that this edition becomes the obvious choice for anyone studying the novel ER -