Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
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- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
This is a powerful and moving novel that provides a unique perspective on the French Revolution and the impact it had on the lives of the people.
Charles Darnay is a French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton is a drunken lawyer, who both love Lucie Manette. Charles is falsely accused of treason and is saved from the guillotine by Sydney, who sacrifices himself so that Charles can be reunited with Lucie. C2
Synopsis
Written by Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel that follows Manette, a French doctor imprisoned for 18 long years in Paris’s Bastille. Following his release, he goes to live in London with his daughter Lucie, who had never met him and believed him to be dead. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution and Reign of Terror, A Tale of Two Cities is a fictitious story that falls both into the historical and adventure genres. The famous book is one of the bestselling novels of all time, both for the atmosphere that Dickens’ creates and the tension he weaves. Full of love and brutality, A Tale of Two Cities exposes the highs and lows of humanity.
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- Bookseller
- Hooked on Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4308
- Title
- Tale of Two Cities
- Author
- Charles Dickens
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pocket 14
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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