A Tale of Two Cities - Couverture souple

Dickens, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908533870 ISBN 13 : 9781908533876

Editeur : Transatlantic Press, 2012

Synopsis

Book by Dickens Charles

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Charles Dickens, one of the best known and most read of English writers of Victorian period. He was born into a large comfortable middle class family of Navy clerk in Portsmouth. His father John Dickens later found work in Chatham and Charles, the second of seven children went to the local school there. After moving to Camden Town in London, John Dickens was arrested and sent to debtor's prison and young Charles aged twelve was forced to work at a factory for six shillings a week. He returned to school later after his father's release from prison and became interested in the subject of social reform. He started making contributions to radical newspapers of the time. In 1833 Charles's first short stories were published in the Monthly Magazine under his pen name Boz, followed by more contributions to Morning Chronicle and the London Evening Chronicle. These stories had become very popular and were later published as a book entitled Sketches by Boz. After publication of Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby Dickens had become the most popular writer in Britain and continued to write until his death in 1870.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The novel follows several characters including Charles Darnay, a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Transatlantic Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908533870
• ISBN 13: 9781908533876
• Reliure: Broché
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible