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Hard Times written by Charles Dickens performed by Stephen Thorne on Cassette (Unabridged)

Hard Times written by Charles Dickens performed by Stephen Thorne on Cassette (Unabridged)£29.99

“Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts; nothing else will ever be of any service to them.” ― Charles Dickens, Hard Times Hard Times is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book surveys English society and satirizes the social and economic conditions of the era.

Hard Times written by Charles Dickens performed by Harriet Walter on CD (Abridged)

Hard Times written by Charles Dickens performed by Harriet Walter on CD (Abridged)
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ISBN:  9781986147228
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Classic English
Duration:  180 mins
Length:  Abridged
Author:  Charles Dickens
Narrator 1:  Harriet Walter
Rarity:  Rare

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Set in the north of England during the 19th century, 'Hard Times' is the story of Thomas Gradgrind, a schoolmaster, who has strong and overbearing views on how his children, Louisa and Tom, should behave in order to become 'models in society'.

As the children get older their father's teachings start to impact significantly on their lives, Grandgrind starts to question his own resolve and begins to wonder whether he has been misguided and blind to their needs Set against a background of wealth and poverty where the rich rule and the poor are left to suffer, 'Hard Times' is more than a vehicle highlighting social injustice, it is also full of drama, romance, comedy, pathos and a tantalisingly elusive, but none-the-less compelling, sliver of 'hope'.

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