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Hard Times

Charles Dickens

Narrated by Anton Lesser

Released
November 15, 2011
Length
10 hrs 41 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
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"Hard Times" is Dickens's most political novel, set in the industrial town of Coketown, where he explores the lives of working people and critiques the dehumanizing effects of industry and rigid education. The story highlights the struggles of individuals shaped by a focus on facts over imagination, with only the traveling circus of Sleary offering a glimpse of hope and humanity. Written with passionate purpose, the novel offers a powerful reflection on social and economic themes of its time.
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