A Tale of Two Cities Updated and REV Edition Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author), Maxwell, Richard (Editor), Maxwell, Richard (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0141439602 ISBN-13: 9780141439600 Publisher: Penguin Group
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2003 Annotation: Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Richard Maxwell. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | War & Military |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2003270053 |
Age Level: 18-UP |
Grade Level: 13-UP |
Lexile Measure: 710(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.7" L (0.85 lbs) 544 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities portrays a world on fire, split between Paris and London during the brutal and bloody events of the French Revolution. 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. From the tranquil lanes of London, they are all drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror and 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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