A Tale of Two Cities

by Charles Dickens

Hablot K. Browne, (Phiz) (Illustrator), Peter Merchant, and Dr Keith Carabine

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Dickens’ greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle’s great work – The French Revolution.

‘The best story I have written’ was Dickens’ own verdict on A Tale of Two Cities, and the reader is unlikely to disagree with this judgement of a story which combines historical fact with the author’s unsurpassed genius for poignant tales of human suffering, self-sacrifice, and redemption.

  • ISBN10 1853260398
  • ISBN13 9781853260391
  • Publish Date 5 May 1993 (first published 1 January 1838)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Wordsworth Editions Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 352
  • Language English