A Tale of Two Cities Mass market paperbound - 2007
by Charles Dickens; Introduction by Frederick Busch; Afterword by A. N. Wilson
The storming of the Bastille...the death carts with their doomed human cargo...the swift drop of the guillotine blade-this is the French Revolution that Charles Dickens vividly captures in his famous work A Tale of Two Cities. With dramatic eloquence, he brings to life a time of terror and treason, a starbing people rising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime. With insight and compassion, he casts his novel of unforgettable scenes with unforgettable characters.
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Summary
With dramatic eloquence, this story of the French Revolution brings to life a time of terror and treason, and a starving people rising in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime.
First Edition Identification
A Tale of Two Cities was first published in 31 weekly installments in a journal called All the Year Round between April and November of 1859, and published in a book form in the same year. The publisher of the first book edition was Chapman and Hall, based in London. Original illustrations were done by H. K. Browne on 16 plates inserted into the book. The first edition is a hardcover, octavo book with maroon cloth covers. However, some first editions have had the binding refurbished. A key way to identify first editions of A Tale of Two Cities is that page 213 is misnumbered as “113.” Additionally, affectionately is misspelled as “affetcionately” on line 12, page 134. Finally, the signature “b” is present on the list of plate illustrations.
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- Title A Tale of Two Cities
- Author Charles Dickens; Introduction by Frederick Busch; Afterword by A. N. Wilson
- Binding Mass Market Paperbound
- Edition 150 Anv
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Signet Book, New York
- Date 2007-02-06
- ISBN 9780451530578 / 0451530578
- Weight 0.43 lbs (0.20 kg)
- Dimensions 6.74 x 4.3 x 1.1 in (17.12 x 10.92 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 790
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 18th Century
- Cultural Region: French
- Cultural Region: Western Europe
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, War stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007275581
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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