Tale of Two Cities - A Norton Critical Edition

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The first edition of the novel (1859) accompanied by twenty-seven illustrations, from original images by Halbot Knight Browne ("Phiz") to cartoons from The Simpsons.


• An expansive introduction and detailed explanatory annotations by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.


• Thematically organised contextual materials designed to promote classroom discussion. Topics include "Dickens on France and the French", "Revolution and Aftermath", "Living Graves", "Learning French", "The Composition of A Tale of Two Cities" and "Theatrical Versions".


• Fourteen major critical assessments of A Tale of Two Cities: five contemporary reviews and nine modern essays.


• A chronology and a selected bibliography.

About the author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the most acclaimed and popular writers of all time. His many works include the classics The Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, Barnaby Rudge, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House, Hard Times, Our Mutual Friend, The Pickwick Papers and many more.Douglas-Fairhurst is Professor of English Literature at Oxford University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His books include Becoming Dickens: The Invention of a Novelist and The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Dickens, Robert Douglas-fairhur
• Assisted by: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst (Editor), Robert (Oxford University) Douglas-Fairhurst (Editor), Douglas-Fairhurst Robert (Editor)
• Publisher: Norton
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780393264234
• ISBN: 978-0-393-26423-4
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 232 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 344 g
• Series: Norton Critical Editions
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Literatur: Geschichte und Kritik, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Children's Books / All Ages, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Ireland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism