Hard Times

Hard Times is set in Coketown, where Mr Gradgrind’s gospel of Fact has little room for fancy, circus, or the unmeasurable heart. Dickens turns industrial England into a moral geometry problem and then lets human stubbornness spoil the diagram. It is his shortest novel, and one of his fiercest.

This special edition has been created with accessibility in mind. It features a fully adjustable coloured overlay system designed to support readers with Irlen Syndrome, dyslexia, or visual stress. By reducing visual strain and allowing each reader to customise their experience, this edition makes Dickens’s industrial narrative more comfortable and enjoyable to read.

Rediscover the Coketown satire and fierce compassion of Hard Times in a format thoughtfully crafted to be more inclusive for all readers.