books.google.com.au - Classic 1845 novel offers a powerful indictment of the dehumanizing effects of mid-19th-century industrialization. Thomas Gradgrind raises his children, Tom and Louisa, in a sterile atmosphere of strict practicality. With no guiding principles, the young Gradgrinds sink into lives of desperation and...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Hard_times.html?id=Uw01mQEtcEcC&q=there's&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHard times