Large Print - Hard Times - Grand Type Collector's Edition - Matte Hardcover with Dust Jacket

<h3><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector's Edition</strong></h3><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With clear easy-to-read formatting this edition is designed for readers who prefer or require larger text without sacrificing the excitement of the original.</span></p><p></p><h4><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Large Print Features:</strong></h4><ul><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>18-point font: </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Generously sized text for maximum readability and comfort.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Sans-serif font: </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Clean modern typeface designed to reduce visual strain.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Italics are bolded: </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Important emphasis is maintained without thin hard-to-see lettering.</span></li><li><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Easy-to-read line lengths:</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Shorter rows of text (under 45 characters per line) make reading smoother and less tiring.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>~~~</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the soot-choked streets of Coketown </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Hard Times</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> unfolds a world ruled by rigid logic relentless industry and the denial of human feeling. Thomas Gradgrind raises his children to worship facts alone dismissing wonder as folly-but life soon proves too complex for such narrow confines. As cold rationalism collides with the unpredictable nature of the human heart the Gradgrind family's carefully constructed world begins to crack. Meanwhile the gentle and steadfast Stephen Blackpool struggles against an unforgiving society determined to crush the vulnerable. Their intersecting stories reveal the devastating cost of abandoning compassion in the pursuit of progress.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As one of Charles Dickens's sharpest critiques of the Industrial Revolution </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Hard Times</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> exposes the dehumanizing effects of mechanized labor and utilitarian philosophy. Its bleak portrayal of industrial life challenged Victorian ideals highlighting the moral and emotional void created by profit-driven systems. The novel endures as a powerful warning against sacrificing humanity for efficiency and remains profoundly relevant today.</span></p>