A Tale of Two Cities: And Sketches by Boz (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Tale of Two Cities: And Sketches by Boz<br><br>When I was acting with my children and friends in Mr. Wilkie collins''s drama of The Frozen Deep I first conceived the main idea of this story. A strong desire was upon me then to embody it in my own person 5 and I traced out in my fancy the state of mind of which it would necessitate the pre scutation to an observant spectator with particular care and interest.<br><br>As the idea became familiar to me it gradually shaped it self into its present form. Throughout its execution it has had complete possession of me 5 I have so far verified what is done and suffered in these pages as that I have certainly done and suffered it all myself.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.