Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities (Annotated)

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Produktbeschreibung

Charles Dickens' story "A Tale of Two Cities" has been adapted in the following ways:Prefaced with historical context Events leading up to the French Revolution are analyzed within the novel, showcasing their representation. Events include: The Fall of Bastille, The September Massacres, King Louis XVI's Execution, and The Reign of Terror Beautiful new cover design In Dickens's timeless classic "A Tale of Two Cities", two cities bursting with action and turmoil as the French Revolution rages provide a brilliant setting for a riveting story of love, sacrifice, and redemption. Amid the turmoil of the revolution, the two different cities' characters collide and intermingle in unforeseen ways. Either at the aristocratic Parisian salons or the lively streets of London, the novel follows the dynamic paths of CHARLES DARNAY, a French going into exile with a secret, and SYDNEY CARTON, a lost and purposeless English lawyer. With revolutionaries storming the Bastille and the guillotine reigning death, Dickens deftly braids their fates, the subjects of social injustice, political tumult, and the indomitable power of love being his central themes. The book's solid historical accuracy, colorful characters, and remarkable storytelling make "A Tale of Two Cities" one of the all-time greats, which never loses its appeal to the audience through a striking depiction of the human condition in the middle of the uprisings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: K.B. Books Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9798218407209
• Artikelnr.: 72235304

Autorenporträt

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsea, England. His parents were middle-class and suffered financially. When Dickens was twelve years old, his family faced financial crisis, which forced him to quit school and work in a shoe polish manufacturing factory. Dickens's mother and siblings eventually joined him. Dickens continued to work at the factory for several months. In the factory the horrific conditions haunted him throughout his life. Dickens never forgot the day when a senior boy in the warehouse took it upon himself to instruct Dickens how to do his work more efficiently. As a young adult, Dickens worked as a law clerk and later as a journalist. He perceived the darker social conditions of the Industrial Revolution. A collection of semi-fictional sketches entitled Sketches by Boz earned him recognition as a writer. Dickens began to make money from his writing when he published his first novel, The Pickwick Papers in 1836. The Pickwick Papers was hugely popular and Dickens became a literary celebrity at the age of twenty-five. Dickens's themes included wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil. In 1836, Dickens married Catherine Hogarth, but after twenty years of marriage and their ten children, he fell in love with Ellen Ternan, an actress many years his junior. Soon after, Dickens and his wife separated. Dickens remained a prolific writer to the end of his life, and his novels - Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Bleak House - continued to earn critical and popular acclaim. He died of a stroke in 1870, at the age of 58.