A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Some stories stay with you long after the last page. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is one of them – a paperback that rewards an unhurried read. Runs to about 544 pages, so it's a book you'll want to pass on to a friend when you're done.
What it's about
'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
Book details
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 544
- ISBN: 9780141439600
- Published: 2003-01-30
- Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.9 x 19.6 cm
- Category: Fiction
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This edition is in English.
Who wrote A Tale of Two Cities?
A Tale of Two Cities is written by Charles Dickens.
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