Publication and Related Issues

• In which publication was "Hard Times" serialized?

  Household Words
• What is the timeline of the serial publication of "Hard Times" in 1854?

  • April 1: Chapters 1-3 (Book I)
  • April 8: Chapters 4-5
  • April 15: Chapter 6
  • April 22: Chapters 7-8
  • April 29: Chapters 9-10
  • May 6: Chapters 11-12
  • May 13: Chapters 13-14
  • May 20: Chapters 15-16
  • May 27: Chapter 17 (Book II)
  • June 3: Chapters 18-19
  • June 10: Chapters 20-21
  • June 17: Chapter 22
  • June 24: Chapter 23
  • July 1: Chapter 24
  • July 8: Chapters 25-26
  • July 15: Chapters 27-28
  • July 22: Chapters 29-30 (Book III)
  • July 29: Chapters 31-32
  • August 5: Chapters 33-34
  • August 12: Chapters 35-37
• When was "Hard Times" first published in book form?

  August 1854
• What is the total length of "Hard Times" in words?

  110,000 words
• What is notable about the illustrations in "Hard Times" compared to other Dickens novels?

  • "Hard Times" is one of only two novels by Dickens published without illustrations.
  • The other novel is "Great Expectations."
• How does the length of "Hard Times" compare to other mature novels by Dickens?

  It is the shortest of Dickens's mature novels.
• How does the length of "Hard Times" compare to the novels that preceded and followed it?

  It is roughly one-quarter the length of those novels.