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General Introduction The Age of Dickens or the Social Background to Dickens Trends in the Victorian Novel Life and Career of Charles Dickens The Works of Charles Dickens Dickens as a Typical Victorian Novelist Dickens’ Plot-Construction: His Narrative Art Dickens: Art of Characterization Dickens: Satiric Portraiture Dickens: Female Characters Dickens: Humour and Pathos Dickens, the Social Reformer a Faults and Limitations of Dickens Or An Estimate of his Greatness Dickens’ Language and Style Dickens’ Imagination Dickens’ Realism Reection of the Victorian Age in Dickens’ Novels Autobiographical Element in Dickens’ Novels Depiction of Childhood in the Novels of Dickens The Modern Reaction against Dickens A Critical Study of ‘Hard Times’ An Outline Summary of Hard Times Detailed Summary of Hard Times Who’s Who The Title of Hard Times. Plot-Construction in Hard Times Various Themes of Hard Times The Setting of Hard Times Characterization in Hard Times Major Characters Minor Characters Hard Times as a Social Novel Hard Times as a Condemnation of Utilitarianism, Materialism and Laissez Faire Hard Times as a Satire on Industrial System Hard Times as the Tragedy of Mr.Gradgrind The Love Story ‘of Stephen and Rachael Symbolism in Hard Times The People of the Circus Select Literary Criticism Questions and Answers Chronology of Important Dates