A tale of two cities
By: Charles Dickens ; with an introduction by H.M. Daleski
Contributors: Daleski, H. M. (Hillel Matthew), 1926-
Edition: Toby Press ed.
Publisher: Toby Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9781592640423; 9781592640430
Copyright date: 1859
Subjects: Revolution (France : 1789-1799) fast (OCoLC)fst01354514; Fiction; City and town life; History
Description: The storming of the Bastille, the trunling death carts with their doomed human cargo, the chillingly merciless guillotine- this is the frenzied Paris in revolt that Charles Dickens vividly captures in his famous work "A Tale of Two Cities." With passionate eloquence, he brings to life a time of terror and treason, for when the starving French masses rise to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime, both the guilty and the innocent fall victim to their rage. A masterful portrait of idealism, love and supreme sacrifice in a Paris alive with revolutionary zeal and a London watching with nervous anticipation, Dickens humanizes the story of the French Revolution with four of his greatest characters: the siniser Madame Defarge, the lovely Lucie Manette and her honorable husband Charles Darnay, and the complex, ultimately heroic Sydney Carton.
Notes: "First published, 1859"--Title page verso.

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