Episodes 37
Avg. Duration 19m
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Since Jan 2026
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and Tom, to forsake imagination and emotion in favor of cold, hard facts. The consequences are dire Louisa enters a loveless marriage with the self-made man Mr. Bounderby, while Tom spirals into a life of disarray, ultimately resorting to theft and blaming an innocent laborer, Stephen Blackpool. Set against the backdrop of the fictional mill town of Coketown, Dickens provides a biting critique of capitalism, social mobility, class division, and Utilitarianism. Enjoy this captivating dramatic reading featuring a talented cast of LibriVox volunteers who breathe life into Dickens colorful and comic characters. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

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037 - Book 3 Chapter 09 Final

Jan 15, 2026 13m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

036 - Book 3 Chapter 08 Philosophical

Jan 14, 2026 16m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

035 - Book 3 Chapter 07 Whelp-Hunting

Jan 13, 2026 29m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

034 - Book 3 Chapter 06 The Starlight

Jan 12, 2026 26m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

033 - Book 3 Chapter 05 Found

Jan 11, 2026 23m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

032 - Book 3 Chapter 04 Lost

Jan 10, 2026 24m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

031 - Book 3 Chapter 03 Very Decided

Jan 09, 2026 21m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

030 - Book 3 Chapter 02 Very Ridiculous

Jan 08, 2026 22m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

029 - Book 3 Chapter 01 Another Thing Needful

Jan 07, 2026 15m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

028 - Book 2 Chapter 12 Down

Jan 06, 2026 10m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

027 - Book 2 Chapter 11 Lower and Lower

Jan 05, 2026 23m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

026 - Book 2 Chapter 10 Mrs Sparsit's Staircase

Jan 05, 2026 11m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

025 - Book 2 Chapter 09 Hearing the Last of It

Jan 05, 2026 21m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

024 - Book 2 Chapter 08 Explosion

Jan 05, 2026 32m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

023 - Book 2 Chapter 07 Gunpowder

Jan 05, 2026 31m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

022 - Book 2 Chapter 06 Fading Away

Jan 05, 2026 30m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

021 - Book 2 Chapter 05 Men and Masters

Jan 05, 2026 16m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

020 - Book 2 Chapter 04 Men and Brothers

Jan 05, 2026 21m Transcript

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

019 - Book 2 Chapter 03 The Whelp

Jan 05, 2026 12m

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

018 - Book 2 Chapter 02 Mr James Harthouse

Jan 05, 2026 21m

Step into the world of Charles Dickens 1854 novel, Hard Times, where the stark philosophy of education championed by the pragmatic Mr. Gradgrind takes center stage. He raises his children, Louisa and…

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