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Hard Times is set in industrial England at a period when utilitarianism seemed the order of the day. Dickens introduces us to a world of harsh realities and cold, loveless relationships, where still remains an array of humble people of great vitality, who demonstrate how life-denying utilitarianism can be. About the Author Born in 1812, Dickens life was unsettled and his learning unsteady. As a youngster, he had to undertake a number of humiliatingly menial jobs before he built up a career as a journalist. With Pickwick Papers, he rose to fame and success. The years to follow witnessed a prolific output of his successful writing. His life and career were amazingly eventful and he lived a frenzied life till the age of fifty-eight.