Collins Classics - A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2010

  $4.53

  HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

  'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'

  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.

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $3.28

  The spectre of the French Revolution--the rumbling of the death carts, thethud of the guillotine, the ferocious mobs and the storming of the Bastille--isvividly portrayed in this lavish BBC production, complete with a full cast andstirring music. Dickens' epic tale is a listening experience to betreasured.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $13.99

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $6.35

  HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

  'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'

  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.

• New

  Hardcover
  1993

  $19.12

  This brilliantly coloured tale of the French Revolution is an historical romance set in Paris and London. Famous for the character of Sidney Carton who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine' it is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done '- the novel is also a powerful study of crowd psychology and the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution, illuminated by Dickens' lively comedy