https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hard-times-version-3-locked-out-and-on-strike--6887529enBooksCopyright 19th and 20th Century Fictionhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0046c7100c3e5bd42c377d24b339b78b.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/hard-times-version-3-locked-out-and-on-strike--6887529Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:26:42 +0000Charles Dickens19th and 20th Century Fictionspreaker28@adfreesounds.comDive into Charles Dickenss Hard Times, his shortest and most poignant novel, set against the backdrop of the industrial north of England. 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