A Tale of Two Cities - Wordsworth Classics (Paperback)
Charles Dickens (author), Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) (illustrator), Peter Merchant (author of introduction and notes), Dr Keith Carabine (series editor)Published: 05/05/1993
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.
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN: 9781853260391
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 221 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
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