Thomas Gradgrind runs a school where he drives wonder, fancy, and imagination from his students, demanding that they revere facts and facts alone. But when their lives result in misery, he is forced to acknowledge the error of his lifelong devotion to austerity.
This novel is a stinging social satire on Victorian society that sought to turn men into machines. Thomas Gradgrind runs a school where he drives wonder, fancy, and imagination from his students, demanding that they revere facts and facts alone. But when their lives result in misery, he is forced to acknowledge the error of his lifelong devotion to austerity.
