# Thomas Gradgrind — Hard Times character guide

> Thomas Gradgrind in Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Mr. Gradgrind, Thomas Gradgrind, Gradgrind, Mr. Thomas Gradgrind

**First appearance:** 0001-i-the-one-thing-needful

## Who they are

A utilitarian schoolmaster and MP who raises his children on facts alone.

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