Hard Times Audiobook (free download)

In the polluted and poverty-ridden Coketown, Louisa and Tom Gradgrind endure a cold and loveless childhood at the hands of their self-satisfied and unimaginative father, Thomas. Starved of affection, Louisa is forced into a miserable marriage with the self-made industrialist Josiah Bounderby, 30 years her senior, whilst Tom descends into a secret life of theft.

This week, the audio book version of Charles Dickens's Hard Times has made it into the top 50 bestsellers in the Radio category. You can legally download or stream this audio book and listen to it for free at Spotify, Deezer, and in high quality at Audible.