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A Tale of Two Cities (Student Edition): A Story of the French Revolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781499701623)
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xThe original and unabridged text of this Dickens classic. Formatted for study with large margins for student notes.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It ranks among the most famous works in the history of literary fiction.
The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife. The novel was first published in 31 weekly instalments in Dickens
Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN-10: 1499701624
ISBN-13: 9781499701623
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2014
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.37d
By Charles Dickens
xCharles John Huffam Dickens; 7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens was forced to leave school to work in a factory when his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. Over his career he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.
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