A tale of two cities
Dickens, Charles, 1812-18702003
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Rich in drama and romance, this deftly plotted 1859 historical novel bristles with suspense and culminates in a daring prison escape in the shadow of the guillotine. '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 Guillotine.Edited with an Introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell
Main title:
A tale of two cities / Charles Dickens ; edited and with an introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell.
Work:
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 2003.
Collation:
lii, 488 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780141439600 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.8
LC class:
PR4561
Language:
English
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BRN:
47477