A Tale of Two Cities (Collins Classics)

by Charles Dickens

Overview

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Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette's release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007350896
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	07/02/2013
Series:	Collins Classics Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	464
Sales rank:	225,524
Product dimensions:	4.40(w) x 6.90(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)

About the Author

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and grew up in poverty. This experience influenced ‘Oliver Twist’, the second of his fourteen major novels, which first appeared in 1837. When he died in 1870, he was buried in Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey as an indication of his huge popularity as a novelist, which endures to this day.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington