Hard Times is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens. The book appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the era. The novel follows a classical tripartite structure, and the titles of each book are related to Galatians 6:7, "e;For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."e; Book I is entitled "e;Sowing"e;, Book II is entitled "e;Reaping"e;, and the third is...