A Tale of Two Cities - Couverture souple

Dickens, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099511851 ISBN 13 : 9780099511854

Editeur : Vintage Classics, 2008

Synopsis

'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'

Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes' 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.

‘Dickens's magnificent account of the revolution and one of his best (and shortest) novels’ Observer

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vintage Classics
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0099511851
• ISBN 13: 9780099511854
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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