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Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: A Tale Of Two Cities ISBN13: 9781469908380 ISBN10: 1469908387 Author: Struik, Alex (Illustrator), Dickens, Charles (Author) Description: (This is a RePrint) - A Tale Of Two Cities (1859) Is A Novel By Charles Dickens, Set In London And Paris Before And During The French Revolution With Well Over 200 Million Copies Sold, It Ranks Among The Most Famous Works In The History Of Fictional Literature The Novel Depicts The Plight Of The French Peasantry Demoralized 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 French Once-Aristocrat Who Falls Victim To The Indiscriminate Wrath Of The Revolution Despite His Virtuous Nature, And Carton Is A Dissipated British Barrister Who Endeavours To Redeem His Ill-Spent Life Out Of His Unrequited Love For Darnay's Wife, Lucie Manette Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Publication Date: 2012-01-12 Weight: 1.3 lbs Dimensions: 0.9'' H x 9'' L x 6'' W Number of Pages: 444 Language: English