My satire is against those who see figures and averages, and nothing more, "proclaimed Charles Dickens in explaining the subject of this classic novel. Published in 1854, the story concerns one Thomas Gradgrind, a" fanatic of provable fact. "which raises her children, Tom and Louisa, in a sweltering and arid environment of bleak practicality. Without a moral compass to guide them, the children plunge into lives of despair and despair, depicted in the bleak background of Coketown, a community Miserable in the shadow of an industrial giant, Louisa falls into a loveless marriage to Josiah Bouderby, a vulgar banker, while the unscrupulous Tom, totally lacking in principle, becomes a thief who incriminates an innocent man for his crime. Witnessing the degradation and fall of his children, Gradgrind realizes that their own wrong principles have ruined their lives.Regarded as Dickens's harshest indictment of industrial practices. From the mid-19th century and its dehumanizing effects, this novel offers a fascinating tapestry of Victorian life, filled with rich detail, brilliant characterization, and passionate social concern that typifies the novelist's best creations. Of Dickens's work, the eminent Victorian critic John Ruskin had this to say: "He is quite right in his main focus and purpose in every book he has written; and all of them, but especially the Hard Times, should be studied with sincere careful attention to people interested in social issues ".