Hard Times (Legend Classics)"It is said that every life has its roses and thorns; there seemed, however, to have been a misadventure or mistake in Stephen's case, whereby somebody else had become possessed of his roses, and he had become possessed of somebody else's thorns in addition to his own." Published originally in weekly instalments, Hard Times focuses on Mr Gradgrind's flawed model of upbringing and its lifelong impact on the wellbeing and destinies of his children. The