| A Tale of Two Cities Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1494207680 ISBN-13: 9781494207687 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $17.33 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: 823.8 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.14 lbs) 388 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135387 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a former French aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated English barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife... |