Author: | Charles Dickens | ISBN: | 1230000195770 |
Publisher: | rabbit & snail | Publication: | November 9, 2013 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Charles Dickens |
ISBN: | 1230000195770 |
Publisher: | rabbit & snail |
Publication: | November 9, 2013 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
DESCRIPTION
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was first published in 1859. The novel is set in London and Paris during the early stages of the bloody French Revolution and tells of the plight of the French peasantry, poor and demoralised at the hands of the aristocracy and the brutality that they unleash once the revolution takes hold.
The story is told through two main characters, Charles Darnay, a former French aristocrat and Sydney Carton, an English barrister who attempts to redeem an ill-spent life.
A Tale of Two Cities has sold over two hundred million copies since it was first published and has become one of the world’s most famous novels.
DESCRIPTION
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens was first published in 1859. The novel is set in London and Paris during the early stages of the bloody French Revolution and tells of the plight of the French peasantry, poor and demoralised at the hands of the aristocracy and the brutality that they unleash once the revolution takes hold.
The story is told through two main characters, Charles Darnay, a former French aristocrat and Sydney Carton, an English barrister who attempts to redeem an ill-spent life.
A Tale of Two Cities has sold over two hundred million copies since it was first published and has become one of the world’s most famous novels.