Hard Times: For These Times

novel by Charles Dickens
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Hard Times: For These Times
Bradbury & Evans · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Hard Times: For These Times

Summary

Hard Times: For These Times is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hard Times: For These Times authored For These Times — author (P50): Charles Dickens[3].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's instance of is recorded as For These Times — instance of (P31): literary work[4].
  • Hard Times: For These Times was published by For These Times — publisher (P123): Bradbury and Evans[5].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's genre is For These Times — genre (P136): serialized fiction[6].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's genre is For These Times — genre (P136): social fiction[7].
  • Hard Times: For These Times followed For These Times — follows (P155): A Child's History of England[8].
  • Hard Times: For These Times was followed by For These Times — followed by (P156): Little Dorrit[9].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's part of the series is recorded as For These Times — part of the series (P179): Household Words[10].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's Commons category is recorded as Hard Times[11].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's language of work or name is recorded as For These Times — language of work or name (P407): English[12].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's country of origin is recorded as For These Times — country of origin (P495): England[13].
  • Hard Times: For These Times was released on +1854-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Hard Times[15].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Hard Times: For These Times : ELTeC edition[16].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Hard Times: For These Times (first edition)[17].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Hard Times, by Charles Dickens (digital edition)[18].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Hard Times. And Reprinted Pieces (print edition)[19].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Q126503623[20].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Q137531324[21].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Q138515587[22].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's has edition or translation is recorded as For These Times — has edition or translation (P747): Q138515771[23].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hard Times – For These Times'}[24].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hard Times: For These Times'}[25].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's derivative work is recorded as For These Times — derivative work (P4969): Hard Times[26].
  • Hard Times: For These Times's derivative work is recorded as For These Times — derivative work (P4969): Hard Times[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Hard Times: For These Times authored For These Times — author (P50): Charles Dickens[3]. It was published by For These Times — publisher (P123): Bradbury and Evans[5].

Publication

Hard Times: For These Times was published on +1854-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as For These Times — language of work or name (P407): English[12]. Genres include For These Times — genre (P136): serialized fiction[6] and For These Times — genre (P136): social fiction[7]. Its part of the series is recorded as For These Times — part of the series (P179): Household Words[10].

Subject and Themes

Hard Times: For These Times's part of the series is recorded as For These Times — part of the series (P179): Household Words[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hard Times: For These Times followed For These Times — follows (P155): A Child's History of England[8]. It was followed by For These Times — followed by (P156): Little Dorrit[9].

Why It Matters

Hard Times: For These Times ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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