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A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens, Stephen Koch
A Tale of Two Cities
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With his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done..." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the... show more
With his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done..." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the French Revolution and pervaded by the ominous rumble of the death carts trundling toward the guillotine, is the heart-stirring tale of a heroic soul in an age gone mad. A masterful pageant of idealism, love, and adventure -- in a Paris bursting with revolutionary frenzy, and a London alive with anxious anticipation -- A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens's most energetic and exciting works.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780553211764 (0553211765)
ASIN: 553211765
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages no: 382
Edition language: English
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Burfobookalicious
Burfobookalicious rated it
4.5 Bygone Terrorism, A Not So Distant Memory.....
The list of ‘classic books’ yet to fill my waking hours is long, but whilst I am embarked on a lengthy (albeit belated) campaign to put that right, I was inspired to elevate this Dickens novel based on a recommendation read in ‘The Big Issue’. Alas, I don’t remember the name of the celebrity endorse...
Amber's Thoughts
Amber's Thoughts rated it
5.0 Rediscovering a Classic
I read A Tale of Two Cities in high school and remembered only a few major characters, the setting, and of course, the knitting. Rereading it after decades of immersion in more recent fiction, I was intrigued by things I never questioned or noticed as a high school junior. The omniscient narrator ...
Karen's books
Karen's books rated it
2.0 First Dickens I didn't care for...
It's true, and I hate to say that I didn't like it, because I am a Dickens fan through and through. But this was a tough one for me, probably because I never connected with any of the characters enough to really care about them. Miss Pross was my favorite -- she actually DID something worth rootin...
Cody's Bookshelf
Cody's Bookshelf rated it
5.0 A TALE OF TWO CITIES Review
I'd somehow, up to this point, never read A Tale of Two Cities. I know, I can't believe it either. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and the years leading up to it, this is, at its very core, a romance novel. I was a little shocked by that, but I certainly didn't mind. Dickens's writ...
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it
3.0 A Tale of Two Cities (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Not my favorite by Dickens, but still a good novel.
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