The Dickens Library

In which we are introduced to Mrs. Sparsit, the proud and watchful housekeeper to the self-made Mr. Bounderby, whose bombastic airs and high-flown self-regard cast a peculiar light upon his household ...

6 Feb 28min

In which we witness the quiet yet potent struggles of a steadfast factory worker seeking counsel from his austere employer on an impossible domestic plight, revealing the rigid workings of law and soc...

6 Feb 29min

In which we linger upon the gentle sorrows and tender hopes of Sissy Jupe, a girl struggling under the stern regime of fact and figures, her heart anchored steadfastly to the memory of a wandering fat...

6 Feb 29min

In which we are introduced to the austere and unyielding Mr. Gradgrind, a man devoted to the relentless instruction of facts and the suppression of fancy, who endeavours to instil his rigid philosophy...

5 Feb 28min

In which we are introduced to the coarse and boastful Mr. Bounderby, a self-made man whose loud proclamations of humble origins contrast with his overbearing manner, while the Gradgrind household wres...

5 Feb 30min

In which we venture into the humble quarters of a venerable travelling circus troupe, encountering their gentle ways and tender bonds amidst the hardships of their profession; and witness a troubled y...

5 Feb 29min

In which we gather with mirth and sentiment, as old friendships and quiet domestic joys intermingle beneath the mellow glow of remembered times and new beginnings. The scene unfolds with affectionate ...

27 Jan 18min

In which we witness the solemn decline of a once formidable man, tenderly attended by his devoted daughter, and are introduced to an uneasy reconciliation orchestrated by a well-meaning but peculiar r...

27 Jan 37min