A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include <i>Oliver Twist Great Expectations </i>and <i>A Christmas Carol.</i> <p><b>'It was the best of times it was the worst of times...'</b><br><br>Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy Dickens's gripping novel depicts the lives of two very different men Charles Darnay an exiled French aristocrat and Sydney Carton a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer as they become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette the daughter of a political prisoner. From the tranquil roads of London they are drawn against their will to the vengeful bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.<br><br>Edited with an Introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell</p> <p><b>'It was the best of times it was the worst of times...'</b><br><br>Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy Dickens's gripping novel depicts the lives of two very different men Charles Darnay an exiled French aristocrat and Sydney Carton a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer as they become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette the daughter of a political prisoner. From the tranquil roads of London they are drawn against their will to the vengeful bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror and they soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine.<br><br>Edited with an Introduction and notes by Richard Maxwell</p>