A Tale Of Two Cities

Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities (Bantam Classic) Bantam Classics 1984 ISBN: 0553211765

Mass Market Paperbound Fine 0553211765 6.94x4.52x.94 in. .43 lbs. Publisher Comments: With his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done..." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the French Revolution and pervaded by the ominous rumble of the death carts trundling toward the guillotine, is the heart-stirring tale of a heroic soul in an age gone mad. A masterful pageant of idealism, love, and adventure - in a Paris bursting with revolutionary frenzy, and a London alive with anxious anticipation - A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens's most energetic and exciting works. Synopsis: Dickens's classic tale of the French Revolution brings to life a time of terror and treason, and chronicles a starving people who rise in frenzy and hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent regime. This 150th anniversary edition features a new Afterword. Revised reissue. Review: "[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 Seltene Bücher bilden seltene Geschenke. Bücher sind falls nicht anders angegeben sehr gut oder besser.

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Dickens, Charles: The Works of Charles Dickens: Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, What Christmas is as We Grow Older, Stamford, CT Longmeadow Press 1990 ; fester Einband / hard cover; 1. Ed. ISBN: 0681410019
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Dickens's second novel, OLIVER TWIST, the story of an orphan who flees the workhouse only to fall in with a gang of thieves and prostitutes in London's sleazy underworld, was a trenchant criticism of England's poor laws. Enacted in the 1830s, these laws provided assistance for the poor only through workhouses, which were deliberately squalid and miserable to encourage the poor--who were considered lazy and immoral--to better themselves and get out. The inequities between rich and poor were one of Dickens's constant themes, and with OLIVER TWIST he established himself as a staunch champion of the downtrodden, particularly children. The novel also, however, has its cheerful moments, and contains some of Dickens's most colorful characters, including Fagin, the Artful Dodger, the evil Bill Sykes, and the unfortunate Nancy. Dickens's one serious, un-comic novel, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, is set during the French Revolution and tells a story of unselfish devotion. The beautiful Lucy Manette marries Charles Darnay, the descendant of an aristocratic French family denounced by the revolutionaries, among whom are the memorably evil and fanatical Mme. Defarge. When Darnay is arrested and condemned to death, his place is taken at the guillotine by Sidney Carton, who loves Lucy himself and is willing to die to secure her happiness (and who happens to resemble Darnay). His last words--"'Tis a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done..."--have become nearly as famous as the novel itself, one of Dickens's most beloved works despite its sober subject matter. It is also, with BARNABY RUDGE, one of his only two historical novels. Leatherette with bright gold gold titles & page edges, satin bookmarker. Light tanning on top inside edge of pages. 966pp. Ships in sturdy cardboard, no bubble mailers! FIRST THUS, FIRST PRINTING No Jacket Burgundy Leatherette Sewn 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Book; FIRST THUS, FIRST PRINTING

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Dickens, Charles: Dickens Works - Oliver Twist / Old Curiosity Shop / Tale of Two Cities - Vo lume VI / 6, 1890 Chapman and Hall
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Hardback Good Undated, circa 1890. Dark brown slightly marked hardcovers with leather bi nding to corners and spine, bumped/rubbed/split at corners and spine, split down quarter of front spine. Gilted page edges. Brown spotting/stains du e to age to some pages. THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST - The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a de n of thieves, shocked readers when it was first published. Dickens's tale o f childhood innocence beset by evil depicts the dark criminal underworld of a London peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagi n, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes and the prostitute Nancy. Com bining elements of Gothic Romance, the Newgate Novel and popular melodrama, Dickens created an entirely newkind of fiction, scathing in its indictment of a cruel society, and pervaded by an unforgettable sense of threat and m ystery. With 28 illustrations by J Mahoney. THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP - Of a ll the novels of Charles Dickens, perhaps none has so surely touched the he art universal as this story of Little Nell. A combination of the sentimen tal, the grotesque and the socially concerned, and its story of pursuit and courage, which sets the downtrodden and the plucky against the malevolent and the villainous, was an immediate popular success. Little Nell quickly b ecame one of Dickens' most celebrated characters, who so captured the imagi nation of his readers that while the novel was being serialised, many of th em wrote to him about her fate. With 39 illustrations by C Green. A TALE OF TWO CITIES - After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastill

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Maclean's Magazine - October 1970, Toronto Maclean-Hunter Limited 1970 ; weicher Einband / soft cover; 1. Ed.
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Articles: How to Tell Hawks from Doves among Canada's 38,500 policemen - and why you're safer if you can - views of various chiefs of police; Where has all our best land gone? - the surrender of our best land to the Americans could be the ultimate sellout; The crusade to make Canada's national capital a tale of two cities; How to keep up with Fashion's shifting erogenous zone - with great colour photos, including cover shot; The Revealing Canadian Compulsion for Profanity - a Martin Goldfarb report; Photojournalist Cathy Wismer reports on CFL Football, thus violating one of North America's last inviolate preserves For Men Only - with many Argo photos; I'm Married, happy, and went through hell for a legal abortion, by Roberta Squire; The U.S. Senator from Canada - Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska; The new fad of treasure hunting with metal detectors; Many lost cities in Brazil; Paul Almond's 'Act of the Heart'; William Robson, undenighable novelist; Colour ad for the full line of Ski-Doo products; Flying from Edmonton to Vancouver to watch the new Vancouver Canucks. Scorpion Snowmobile Ad. Great colour ad for the 1971 Mercury Cougar; Nice colour ad for the 1971 Ford Mustang. Fantastic full-page colour ad for Sno-Jet featuring Al Unser, Bobby Unser and Mario Andretti. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. First Edition Stapled 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; First Edition

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