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A Tale of Two Cities (Classic Masterpieces) - Softcover

Dickens, Charles

 
9781481150033: A Tale of Two Cities (Classic Masterpieces)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1481150030 ISBN 13: 9781481150033
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

This classic and timeless novel depicts the turning point in history that lead to the French Revolution and its aftermath. We follow the lives of several protagonists through these events. We experience the plight of the French peasantry living in a time of aristocratic excesses that divided the citizenry. The consequences of such despair lead to the brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward thearistocrats in the early years of the revolution. At the same time, we experience social parallels with life in London during the same period.

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About the Author

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters. During his lifetime Dickens's works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to enjoy an enduring popularity among the general reading public.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1481150030
ISBN 13 
9781481150033
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
416
Editor
Lady Valkyrie