# Josiah Bounderby — Hard Times character guide

> Josiah Bounderby in Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Bounderby, Bounderby, old Bounderby, Josiah Bounderby of Coketown

**First appearance:** 0004-iv-mr-bounderby

## Who they are

A boastful, self-made banker and factory owner who marries Louisa Gradgrind.

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