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DescriptionFeeding both his pupils and family with facts, Mr Thomas Gradgrind bans fancy and wonder from young minds. As a consequence his daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. Then, their fortunes cross with a circus girl Sissy Jupe and a weaver Stephen Blackpool. Author descriptionCharles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist before establishing his reputation as a novelist with The Pickwick Papers (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. |