{"product_id":"a-tale-of-two-cities-introduction-by-simon-schama-hardcover","title":"A Tale of Two Cities: Introduction by Simon Schama - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSimon Schama\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLucie Manette had been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes's fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic aristocrat Darnay, and the dissolute lawyer, Carton. Their story, which encompasses violence, revenge, love and redemption, is grippingly played out against the backdrop of the terrifying brutality of the French Revolution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and drama, and it ends in the Paris of the French Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Charles Dickens's most exciting books- a historical novel that, generation after generation, has given readers access to the profound human dramas that lie behind cataclysmic social and political events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamous for the character of Sydney Carton, who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine-\"It is a far, far better thing that 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, and is illuminated by Dickens's lively comedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition reprints the original Everyman introduction by G. K. Chesterton and includes sixteen illustrations by Phiz. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Tale Of Two Cities ends in the Paris of the French Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature, and it begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. At age eleven, Dickens was taken out of school and sent to work in London backing warehouse, where his job was to paste labels on bottles for six shillings a week. His father John Dickens, was a warmhearted but improvident man. When he was condemned the Marshela Prison for unpaid debts, he unwisely agreed that Charles should stay in lodgings and continue working while the rest of the family joined him in jail. This three-month separation caused Charles much pain; his experiences as a child alone in a huge city-cold, isolated with barely enough to eat-haunted him for the rest of his life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to school, after which he became an office boy, a freelance reporter and finally an author. With \u003ci\u003ePickwick Papers \u003c\/i\u003e(1836-7) he achieved immediate fame; in a few years he was easily the post popular and respected writer of his time. It has been estimated that one out of every ten persons in Victorian England was a Dickens reader. \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist \u003c\/i\u003e(1837), \u003ci\u003eNicholas Nickleby \u003c\/i\u003e(1838-9) and \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop \u003c\/i\u003e(1840-41) were huge successes. \u003ci\u003eMartin Chuzzlewit \u003c\/i\u003e(1843-4) was less so, but Dickens followed it with his unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol \u003c\/i\u003e(1843), \u003ci\u003eBleak House \u003c\/i\u003e(1852-3), \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e (1854) and\u003ci\u003e Little Dorrit\u003c\/i\u003e(1855-7)\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereveal his deepening concern for the injustices of British Society. \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities \u003c\/i\u003e(1859), \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e (1860-1) and \u003ci\u003eOur Mutual Friend \u003c\/i\u003e(1864-5) complete his major works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDickens's marriage to Catherine Hoggarth produced ten children but ended in separation in 1858. In that year he began a series of exhausting public readings; his health gradually declined. After putting in a full day's work at his home at Gads Hill, Kent on June 8, 1870, Dickens suffered a stroke, and he died the following day.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tale of Two Cities (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764132938016,"sku":"9780679420736","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fbde22a0341121e9d7de66edbbe07c1c.webp?v=1780243571","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-tale-of-two-cities-introduction-by-simon-schama-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}