A Tale of Two Cities

As the the bicentennary of the French Revolution draws near, Dickens' historical novel serves as a timely reminder of nineteenth-century reactions to that great upheaval. Set between 1757 and 1793, A Tale of Two Cities views the causes and effects of the Revolution from an essentially private point of view, showing how private experience relates to public history. Dickens' characters are fictional, and their political activity is minimal, yet all are drawn towards the Paris of the Terror, and all become caught up in its web of human suffering and human sacrifice. This edition includes extensive explanatory notes giving crucial background information about the Revolution and Dickens' sources. `the best story I have written' Charles Dickens ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Dickens
• Assisted by: Andre Sanders (Editor), Andrew Sanders (Editor), Andrew (Lecturer in English Sanders (Editor), Sanders Andrew (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.04.2008
• EAN: 9780199536238
• ISBN: 978-0-19-953623-8
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Series: World's classics; Oxford World's Classics; World's classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC; Oxford World's Classics; WORLD'S CLASSIC; WORLD'S CLASSIC; World's classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Classic fiction: general and literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form