Book 2, Chapter 01, Effects in the Bank

Charles Dickens' 1854 novel opens with the philosophy of education espoused by the eminently practical Mr. Gradgrind, who prizes "facts and calculations." He raises his children, most prominently Louisa and Tom, to eschew imagination and emotion and embrace order and reason. The results are disastrous: Louisa marries out of duty to the supposed self-made man Mr. Bounderby, while Tom grows up dissolute, ultimately commits theft and blames it on an unfortunate laborer, Stephen Blackpool. Set in the fictional Coketown, a mill town in the north of England, Dickens' novel satirizes capitalism, social mobility, class stratification, and Utilitarianism. This dramatic reading of the novel features a full cast of LibriVox volunteers, who lend their voices to Dickens' vibrant comic characters. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3912">Bob Neufeld</a> Mr. Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6035">Marty Kris</a> Sissy Jupe: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5860">J L Raimundo</a> Bitzer: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492">mb</a> Gentleman: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2990">Tom Crawford</a> Louisa Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536">Arielle Lipshaw</a> Mr. Bounderby: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/152">Andy Minter</a> Mrs. Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a> Tom Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6333">Max Korlinge</a> Mr. E. W. B. Childers: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911">David Lawrence</a> Master Kidderminster: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> Mr. Sleary: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6535">Ron Altman</a> Mrs. Sparsit: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259">Elizabeth Klett</a> Stephen Blackpool: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6459">Nigel Boydell</a> Rachael: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103">Karen Savage</a> Mrs. Blackpool: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3816">Bev J. Stevens</a> Mrs. Pegler: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4706">Sally McConnell</a> James Harthouse: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a> Slackbridge: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4547">John Steigerwald</a> Voice 1: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6610">sylly</a> Voice 2: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5860">J L Raimundo</a> Jane Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6534">Goldfish</a> Waiter: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6459">Nigel Boydell</a> Man: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705">Algy Pug</a> Clown: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3816">Bev J. Stevens</a> Text prepared by Arielle Lipshaw and Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

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Charles Dickens' 1854 novel opens with the philosophy of education espoused by the eminently practical Mr. Gradgrind, who prizes "facts and calculations." He raises his children, most prominently Louisa and Tom, to eschew imagination and emotion and embrace order and reason. The results are disastrous: Louisa marries out of duty to the supposed self-made man Mr. Bounderby, while Tom grows up dissolute, ultimately commits theft and blames it on an unfortunate laborer, Stephen Blackpool. Set in the fictional Coketown, a mill town in the north of England, Dickens' novel satirizes capitalism, social mobility, class stratification, and Utilitarianism. This dramatic reading of the novel features a full cast of LibriVox volunteers, who lend their voices to Dickens' vibrant comic characters. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)CastNarrator: Bob NeufeldMr. Gradgrind: Marty KrisSissy Jupe: J L RaimundoBitzer: mbGentleman: Tom CrawfordLouisa Gradgrind: Arielle LipshawMr. Bounderby: Andy MinterMrs. Gradgrind: Beth ThomasTom Gradgrind: Max KorlingeMr. E. W. B. Childers: David LawrenceMaster Kidderminster: Elizabeth KlettMr. Sleary: Ron AltmanMrs. Sparsit: Elizabeth KlettStephen Blackpool: Nigel BoydellRachael: Karen SavageMrs. Blackpool: Bev J. StevensMrs. Pegler: Sally McConnellJames Harthouse: Algy PugSlackbridge: John SteigerwaldVoice 1: syllyVoice 2: J L RaimundoJane Gradgrind: GoldfishWaiter: Nigel BoydellMan: Algy PugClown: Bev J. StevensText prepared by Arielle Lipshaw and Elizabeth KlettAudio edited by Elizabeth Klett

Charles Dickens' 1854 novel opens with the philosophy of education espoused by the eminently practical Mr. Gradgrind, who prizes "facts and calculations." He raises his children, most prominently Louisa and Tom, to eschew imagination and emotion and embrace order and reason. The results are disastrous: Louisa marries out of duty to the supposed self-made man Mr. Bounderby, while Tom grows up dissolute, ultimately commits theft and blames it on an unfortunate laborer, Stephen Blackpool. Set in the fictional Coketown, a mill town in the north of England, Dickens' novel satirizes capitalism, social mobility, class stratification, and Utilitarianism. This dramatic reading of the novel features a full cast of LibriVox volunteers, who lend their voices to Dickens' vibrant comic characters. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Narrator: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3912" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bob Neufeld</a> Mr. Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6035" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marty Kris</a> Sissy Jupe: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5860" rel="noopener noreferrer">J L Raimundo</a> Bitzer: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492" rel="noopener noreferrer">mb</a> Gentleman: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2990" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tom Crawford</a> Louisa Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3536" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arielle Lipshaw</a> Mr. Bounderby: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/152" rel="noopener noreferrer">Andy Minter</a> Mrs. Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6281" rel="noopener noreferrer">Beth Thomas</a> Tom Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6333" rel="noopener noreferrer">Max Korlinge</a> Mr. E. W. B. Childers: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/2911" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Lawrence</a> Master Kidderminster: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> Mr. Sleary: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6535" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ron Altman</a> Mrs. Sparsit: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1259" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elizabeth Klett</a> Stephen Blackpool: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6459" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nigel Boydell</a> Rachael: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/103" rel="noopener noreferrer">Karen Savage</a> Mrs. Blackpool: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3816" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bev J. Stevens</a> Mrs. Pegler: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4706" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sally McConnell</a> James Harthouse: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705" rel="noopener noreferrer">Algy Pug</a> Slackbridge: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4547" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Steigerwald</a> Voice 1: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6610" rel="noopener noreferrer">sylly</a> Voice 2: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/5860" rel="noopener noreferrer">J L Raimundo</a> Jane Gradgrind: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6534" rel="noopener noreferrer">Goldfish</a> Waiter: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/6459" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nigel Boydell</a> Man: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/4705" rel="noopener noreferrer">Algy Pug</a> Clown: <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3816" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bev J. Stevens</a> Text prepared by Arielle Lipshaw and Elizabeth Klett Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett

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