"Charles Dickens had written in a letter to Carlyle that he wrote Hard Times(1854) with the purpose to ?shake people in a terrible mistake of these days.? The ?terrible mistake? refers to the utilitarian Philosophy elucidated in Hard Times as the ?Theory of Fact? by the steadfast disciplinarian Thomas Gradgrind. The Critical Evaluation of Hard Times The Detailed Study of Charles Dickens and Twentieth Century Novel Chapter Wise Detailed Summary of the Novel Comprehensive Discussion on Important Textual Aspects Important University Questions with Answers Selected Literary Criticism "