A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens, Roddy Doyle

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Puffin
04 May 2009

Children's & Educational; Classic fiction (Children's&YA)

Series: Puffin Classics

Rediscover Puffin Classics. An entirely new package bringing the best-loved classics to a new generation.

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life and is captured. Carton may be able to help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life?

With an enticing introduction by bestselling author, Roddy Doyle.

By: Charles Dickens
Introduction by: Roddy Doyle
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 179mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 299g
ISBN: 9780141325545
ISBN 10: 0141325542
Series: Puffin Classics
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 04 May 2009
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , 12+ years , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.

Reviews for A Tale of Two Cities

[A Tale of Two Cities] has the best of Dickens and the worst of Dickens: a dark, driven opening, and a celestial but melodramatic ending; a terrifyingly demonic villainess and (even by Dickens' standards) an impossibly angelic heroine. Though its version of the French Revolution is brutally simplified, its engagement with the immense moral themes of rebirth and terror, justice, and sacrifice gets right to the heart of the matter . . . For every reader in the past hundred and forty years and for hundreds to come, it is an unforgettable ride. -from the Introduction by Simon Schama