{"product_id":"hard-times-timeless-classics","title":"Hard Times | Timeless Classics","description":"In the grim industrial town of Coketown, facts rule and imagination is forbidden. Thomas Gradgrind, a strict schoolmaster, raises his children to value logic above all else—only to watch as their lives unravel under the weight of his philosophy. Louisa, trapped in a loveless marriage to the ruthless factory owner Josiah Bounderby, struggles to find meaning in a world devoid of emotion. Meanwhile, the kindhearted laborer Stephen Blackpool fights against injustice in a society that treats workers as mere machines.A searing critique of industrialization and utilitarianism, Hard Times is one of Charles Dickens’s most powerful and tightly woven novels. With its unforgettable characters and sharp social commentary, it remains a timeless exploration of the human spirit versus the cold machinery of progress.","brand":"Ukiyoto Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":50379312857392,"sku":"9789370092648","price":13.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/hard-times-timeless-classics","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}