A tale of two cities
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Maxwell, Richard, 1948-2010, editor,
Published
London, England ; Penguin Books, 2003.
Format
Book
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult) | DICKENS Char | Checked Out | May 2, 2024 |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Executions and executioners -- Fiction.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction.
French fiction -- England -- London.
Historical fiction
London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Lookalikes -- Fiction.
Paris (France) -- History -- 1789-1799 -- Fiction.
War fiction.
War stories.
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction.
French fiction -- England -- London.
Historical fiction
London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Lookalikes -- Fiction.
Paris (France) -- History -- 1789-1799 -- Fiction.
War fiction.
War stories.
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Published
London, England ; Penguin Books, 2003.
Physical Desc
lii, 488 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.7, 27 Points
Level 9.7, 27 Points
Notes
General Note
Includes updated editorial material, revised Dickens Chronology and new appendix.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xli-xlvii).
Description
After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the aging Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of 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. 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. This edition uses the text as it appeared in its first serial publication in 1859 to convey the full scope of Dickens's vision, and includes the original illustrations by H.K. Browne ('Phiz'). Richard Maxwell's introduction discusses the intricate interweaving of epic drama with personal tragedy.