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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens author Hablot K Browne illustrator Dr Keith Carabine editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Wordsworth Editions Ltd

Published:5th May '93

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Dickens’ greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle’s great work – The French Revolution.

‘The best story I have written’ was Dickens’ own verdict on A Tale of Two Cities, and the reader is unlikely to disagree with this judgement of a story which combines historical fact with the author’s unsurpassed genius for poignant tales of human suffering, self-sacrifice, and redemption.

  • Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
  • Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003

ISBN: 9781853260391

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 18mm

Weight: 221g

352 pages