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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
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Description for A Tale of Two Cities
Paperback. After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille the aging Dr Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There, two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. Illustrator(s): "Phiz". Num Pages: 544 pages, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 378.
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'
Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy, Dickens's gripping novel depicts the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, as they become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette, the daughter of a political prisoner. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141439600
SKU
V9780141439600
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About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.
Reviews for A Tale of Two Cities
“[A Tale of Two Cities] has the best of Dickens and the worst of Dickens: a dark, driven opening, and a celestial but melodramatic ending; a terrifyingly demonic villainess and (even by Dickens’ standards) an impossibly angelic heroine. Though its version of the French Revolution is brutally simplified, its engagement with the immense moral themes of rebirth and terror, justice, ... Read more