ISBN10: 1649220421, ISBN13: 9781649220424, [publisher: Sastrugi Press LLC] Softcover Paperback. Read one of the greatest classics of all time.The definitive edition.Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Charles DickensLarge Print editions available in hardback and paperbackOne of the best-selling novels of all time, A Tale of Two Cities is arguably Charles Dickens' best historical fiction stories. It explores the intricacies of a pre-revolution France and the simmering anger that led to the end of a monarchy.Follow Doctor Manette, newly released from an eighteen-year imprisonment in the infamous Bastille, as he moves away from the tyrannical French monarchy."Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death!"Walk with Manette through the streets of nineteenth-century London as the anger of the people reached its boiling point. The political tensions are high, they've had enough, and they are not afraid anymore.This story is one of conflicts, brutality, and of a history-altering revolution. Charles Dickens' best-selling novel is a roller coaster that will carry readers through some of the most tumultuous events in history. Stand in the shoes of the people who lived it and leave with a completely new perspective on what it means to be human. A story of a man who is imprisoned in the Bastille, a French prison, for eighteen years and is able to reunite with his daughter in London who he has never met. Shipping may be from our ...

ISBN10: 0553211765, ISBN13: 9780553211764, [publisher: Bantam Classics, New York] Softcover Mass Market Paperback. With his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the French Revolution and pervaded by the ominous rumble of the death carts trundling toward the guillotine, is the heart-stirring tale of a heroic soul in an age gone mad. A masterful pageant of idealism, love, and adventure — in a Paris bursting with revolutionary frenzy, and a London alive with anxious anticipation — "A Tale of Two Cities" is one of Dickens's most energetic and exciting works. With his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the French Revolution and pervaded by the ominous rumble of the death carts trundling toward the guillotine, is the heart-stirring tale of a heroic soul in an age gone mad. A masterful pageant of idealism, love, and adventure — in a Paris bursting with revolutionary frenzy, and a London alive with anxious ...

ISBN10: 1782264876, ISBN13: 9781782264873, [publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing, Leicester] Softcover Paperback. An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!With daily beheadings and famous buildings being burnt to the ground, Paris during the Revolution is not the safest place to be.When Dr Manette is released from prison and reunited with his daughter, everything seems to finally be getting better. But his daughters boyfriend is keeping some dangerous secrets that lead the family on a deadly adventure. How long can happy ever after really last? About The Charles Dickens Children's Collection:Bah humbug! Who says the classics are just for adults? Join Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly Christmas adventure, or follow orphaned Oliver Twist from rags to riches in some of literature's most famous tales from the foggy streets of Victorian London. An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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