After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very...
Just before France's bloody revolution, watch the drama unfold through the eyes of Lucie, Charles and Sidney, three people whose lives are about to change forever.
A Tale of two cities: Berlin--Kopenhagen 1650-1930
But what part does Carton play in the dramatic events that follow? This edition has been specially abridged for Puffin Classics.
One of the best-selling novels of all time, Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities recounts the story of Alexandre Manette, a French physician who is released from a long imprisonment on the eve of the French Revolution.
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').
... inspiring young authors. Following the somewhat dreary and incoherent Bleak House of 1852, Hard Times (1854)—an ... Year Round (the successor of Household Words) in 1859, is much better: the main characters are powerful, the story ...
A Tale of Two Cities: Notes
A classic tale of love, adventure, and sacrifice set during the French Revolution.
Set during the French Revolution, the lives of Charles Darnay and his family are changed forever in this retelling of Charles Dickens' classic story.
There are illustrations by Bob Harvey and an introduction and notes by the author Lucinda Hawksley, a direct descendant of Charles Dickens.
These stories have been retold for today's reader, with atmospheric illustrations, an informative introduction and useful notes.
This series features classic tales retold with attractive color illustrations. Educators using the Dale-Chall vocabulary system adapted each title. Each 70-page, softcover book retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.
Throughout the novel, Charles Dickens is able to portray the hardships of each social class during the trying times of the French Revolution in a way that is both profoundly elegant and heartbreaking at the same time.
A Tale of Two Cities: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition
A Tale of Two Cities: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition
Charles Dickens was fascinated by Thomas Carlyle’s magnum opus The French Revolution; according to Dickens’ letters, he read it “500 times” and carried it with him everywhere while he was working on this novel.
Focuses on the contributions of Memphis and New Orleans, the most important Southern recording centers in the transition from rhythm-and-blues and country-and-western music—two popular idioms identified with particular racial and...
Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past.