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		Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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A tale of two cities / Charles Dickens.

by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction.

Executions and executioners -- Fiction.

Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.

Lookalikes -- Fiction.

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Fiction.

London (England) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.

Paris (France) -- History -- 1789-1799 -- Fiction.

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Great illustrated classics

Wordsworth classics

Signet classic ; CJ 1490

Everyman's library (Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.) ; 143

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9781848373174 (2009 Arcturus trade pbk.)

9780141196909 (2011 Penquin Classics hc)

9780007350896 (2010 Collins Classics pbk.)

9780141439600 (2003 Penguin Classics trade pbk.)

0679203745 (1942 Dodd, Mead/Great illustrated classics edition)

9780140430547 (1970 Penguin)

0451514904 (1980 Signet Classic)

0895771799 (1984 Reader's Digest hc.)

0553211765 (1989 Bantam Classic pbk.)

9780679420736 (1993 Everyman's Library hc.)

1853260398 (1993 Wordsworth Editions pbk.)

1853268518 (1995 Wordsworth Classics edition)

0451526562 (1997 Penguin Signet Classic pbk.)

0965057497 (1998 Book-of-the-Month Club edition)

0486406512 (1999 Dover Thrift trade pbk.)

9780141439600 (2000 Penguin Classics trade pbk.)

9780307290946 (2006 Premier Classics trade pbk.)

1 v. (various pagings).

First published in 1859.

[This record reflects various editions with several different introductions by various people].

1942 Dodd, Mead/Great illustrated classics edition contains illustrations from the drawings by "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne) and Fred Barnard, together with an introductory sketch by May Lamberton Becker.

1970 Penguin edition is edited with an introduction by George Woodcock ; and illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz').

1980 Signet Classic edition contains an afterword by Edgar Johnson with an updated bibliography.

1989 Bantam Classic paperback edition has an afterword by Stephen Koch.

1993 Everyman's Library hardcover edition contains an introduction by Simon Schama and sixteen illustrations by 'Phiz'.

1997 Signet Classic paperback editon has a new introduction by Frederick Busch.

1998 Book-of-the-Month Club edition contains an introduction by Andrew Lang ; with the original illustrations.

2000 Penguin Classics trade paperback edition is edited with an introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell.

2009 Arcturus trade paperback edition has an introduction by Brian Busby.

"The plot centers around the years leading up to French Revolution, and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look very alike, but are entirely different in character. Darnay is a romantic descended from French aristocrats, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. The two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette: one of them will give up his life for her, and the other will marry her. Other major characters in the book include Dr Alexandre Manette (Lucie's father) who was unjustly imprisoned for many years prior to the commencement of the novel under a lettre de cachet and Madame Defarge, a female revolutionary with a grudge against Darnay's family. Originally written as a serial novel for publication in newspapers, the chapters open and close with great drama and mystery. The two cities of the title are London and Paris. The opening passage, beginning with the line, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times," is one of the most famous in all literature. The final line, the thoughts of Sydney Carton, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known," is equally famous."--Wikipedia.

Historical fiction.

Classic fiction.

Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882.

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