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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 different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil lanes of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror, and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.
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'). Richard Maxwell's introduction discusses the intricate interweaving of epic drama with personal tragedy.
About the Author
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. David Trotter is Quain Professor of English Language and Literature and Head of Department at University College London. Charlotte Mitchell is Lecturer in English at University College London.
| Acknowledgements | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| A Dickens Chronology | p. xxxiv |
| A Timeline | p. xxxviii |
| Further Reading | p. xli |
| A Note on the Text | p. xlviii |
| A Tale of two Cities | p. 1 |
| On the Illustrations | p. 391 |
| Dedication and Preface to First Volume Edition | p. 397 |
| Dickens and His Sources | p. 399 |
| Running Titles Added in 1867-8 | p. 444 |
| Notes | p. 448 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780141439600
ISBN-10: 0141439602
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience:
General
For Ages: 18+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 544
Published: May 2003
Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.9
x 2.3
Weight (kg): 0.373
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