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Author:

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.

Title:

A tale of two cities / Charles Dickens ; edited with an introduction and notes by Andrew Sanders.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

xxxiv, 406 p. ; 20 cm.

Subject:

Paris (France)--History--1789-1799--Fiction.
London (England)--History--18th century--Fiction.
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Fiction.
British--Paris--Paris--Fiction.
French--London--London--Fiction.
Executions and executioners--Fiction.
Lookalikes--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Other Authors:

Sanders, Andrew, 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xx]-xxi).

Summary:

When the starving French masses rise in hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent government, both the guilty and innocent become victims of their frenzied anger. Soon nothing stands in the way of the chilling figure they enlist for their cause{u2014}La Guillotine{u2014}the new invention for efficiently chopping off heads.
Charles Dickens' compelling portrait of the results of terror and treason, love and supreme sacrifice continues to captivate readers around the world. With Frank Muller's brilliant performance, unforgettable characters{u2014}the ever-knitting Madame Defarge, the lovely Lucie Manette, her broken father, the honorable Charles Darnay, and the sometimes scurrilous Sydney Carton{u2014}burst from the pages, full of life and passion.
This novel provides a highly-charged examination of human suffering and human sacrifice. Private experience and public history, during the French Revolution.

ISBN:

0199536236
9780199536238

OCLC:

(OCoLC)192027131

LCCN:

2008274350

Locations:

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)