Bibliograph

A tale of two cities, Charles Dickens ; with an introduction by Simon Schama and sixteen illustrations by Phiz

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A tale of two cities, Charles Dickens ; with an introduction by Simon Schama and sixteen illustrations by Phiz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xvii)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A tale of two cities

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Charles Dickens ; with an introduction by Simon Schama and sixteen illustrations by Phiz

Series statement

Everyman's library, 143

Summary

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens', A Tale of Two Cities, begins with these famous words. On the eve of the French Revolution of 1789, the story follows Charles Darney, a French aristocrat-turned-revolutionary, and Sydney Carton, a purposeless British lawyer in love with Darney's wife, Lucie. Sydney's love for Lucie inspires him to join the Revolution alongside his friend Darney, at a time when both France and England are experiencing tensions between the upper and lower classes. First released in 1859 via magazine installments A Tale of Two Cities, is ultimately the tale of Carton and Darney, London and Paris... A Tale of Two Men

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