Hard Times

by Charles Dickens
Abridged by Perry Keenlyside

Read by Anton Lesser

Produced by Nicolas Soames

In this, Dickens’ most openly political novel, we discover the terrible human consequences of a ruthlessly materialistic philosophy in the lives of Thomas Gradgrind’s family, brought up to believe that only ‘Facts! Facts! Facts!’ have any meaning. Set in Coketown, a typical Lancashire milltown, the novel graphically exposes the truth about Victorian ‘progress’.

Music: Sauguet, Hill, Bloch, Mendelssohn

3 CDs
Running Time: 3:57:45
ISBN: 9-62634-110-6
Catalogue no: NA311012
US SRP: $22.98 / CANADA SRP: Can$29.95

Buy on CD:

To celebrate the opening of the Naxos AudioBooks Download Shop, this title is available to download free!
Click on the link below to obtain the free download. Alternatively, control-click (Mac), or right-click (PC) on the link, and choose ‘Save linked file as...’

Link to free download file (ZIP archive, 81.7 MB)
IMPORTANT
Clicking on the link above and downloading the free title signifies you have read, understand, and agree to the
Terms and Conditions of using Naxos AudioBooks digital downloads.

See also the Download Shop Frequently Asked Questions and How It Works.