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A tale of two cities [electronic resource]. Charles Dickens.
Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle's history, The French Revolution , for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the novel offers more drama than accuracy. The scenes of large-scale mob violence are especially vivid, if superficial in historical understanding. The complex plot involves Sydney Carton's sacrifice of his own life on behalf of his friends Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette. While political events drive the story, Dickens takes a decidedly antipolitical tone, lambasting both aristocratic tyranny and revolutionary excess—the latter memorably caricatured in Madame Defarge, who knits beside the guillotine.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781449880842 (sound recording)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (13 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Prince Frederick : Recorded Books Inc., 2017.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Unabridged. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Frank Muller. |
| Target Audience Note: | Text Difficulty 8 - Text Difficulty 9 1130 Lexile. |
| System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 380196 KB). |
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| Subject: | Fiction. Classic Literature. Historical Fiction. |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
