A Tale Of Two Cities Classic

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1LGF

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Pdf

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007382545

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A Tale of Two Cities (Collins Classics) by Charles Dickens Pdf

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Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 198523307X

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The Charles Dickens Collection by Charles Dickens Pdf

A collection of the three best Charles Dickens novels: A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, and Oliver Twist. Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798736424061

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A Tale of Two Cities Illustrated by (Hablot Knight Browne (Phiz)) by Charles Dickens Pdf

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of t+E3he French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events, most notably 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 English barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 1027 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547002505

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A Tale of Two Cities + Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Pdf

A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations are two most beloved novels by Charles Dickens. Tale of Two Cities is is a novel set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The main characters — Doctor Alexandre Manette, Charles Darnay, and Sydney Carton — are all recalled to life, or resurrected, in different ways as turmoil erupts. Great Expectations centers around a poor young man by the name of Pip, who is given the chance to make himself a gentleman by a mysterious benefactor. Great Expectations offers a fascinating view of the differences between classes during the Victorian era, as well as a great sense of comedy and pathos. Charles John Huffam Dickens ( 1812 – 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

Author : Charles Dickens,S. Sheley,Summit Press
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1501091395

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Great Expectations [Large Print Edition] by Charles Dickens,S. Sheley,Summit Press Pdf

This premium quality unabridged large print edition features a large 7.44"x9.69" page size and is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers and modern design and page layout exemplify the attention to detail given this collector-quality volume. Also included is an original biography of Charles Dickens, discussing the life, work, and lasting influence of this literary titan. Widely regarded as Dickens' finest work and the quintessential Victorian coming-of-age tale, Great Expectations was originally published in serial form between December 1860 and August 1861. In response to contemporary literary criticism asserting that the story was "too sad", Dickens later rewrote the ending. In keeping with long-standing tradition, this volume follows the 1874 edition, published as a full-length novel with the modified ending. This is by far the most widely read and best-known edition, and the version which has become a timeless classic. The tale follows the life of an orphan, "Pip," from his childhood in the vicinity of the Kentish marshes to London and back again. Pip crosses paths with Abel Magwitch, an escaped convict and one of Dickens' most noteworthy characters, the well-off but unbalanced Miss Havisham, still wearing the wedding dress in which she was abandoned on her wedding day, and her beautiful adopted daughter Estella. Pip has a loyal friend in Joe, the brother-in-law who takes him on as an apprentice, where he is working when, Mr. Jaggers, the lawyer, informs him that he is to receive a large sum from an anonymous benefactor and must immediately travel to London. As the real relationships and identities of the characters are revealed over the course of the story, Pip discovers that things are sometimes not at all what they appear, and Dickens delves into themes of love, loyalty, honesty and revenge. Born in Portsmouth England on February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens enjoyed a comfortable childhood until his father lost his post at the Navy Pay Office, ultimately landing in debtors' prison. Young Charles endured an horrific experience pasting labels on jars of bootblack in a rat-infested slum and living in an attic. He would later teach himself shorthand and find work as a newspaper writer, covering politics and then the courts. These experiences, with his near-photographic memory, would provide him with material for the colorful characters and vivid depictions of life in England which characterized his work for decades. The publication of The Pickwick Papers in 1836, the world's first true literary phenomenon, brought Dickens success, and within a few years he was an international celebrity. Ultimately he would become the foremost novelist of the Victorian era and one of the most widely read writers in history. His books have never gone out of print, have been turned into films and plays, and are still widely read today. Known for his compelling storylines and unforgettable characters, Dickens' stories also served as vehicles for social commentary, often harshly critical of class stratification and public institutions but without the strident or didactic tone that might have alienated readers. In particular, and contrary to the prevailing views of the time, Dickens viewed the poor as wretched not because of their own weaknesses and moral failures but because of their helplessness before society's attitudes and institutions. Yet Dickens managed, even when dealing with grim and serious subject-matter, to maintain a humorous element, and satire and caricature fill the pages of his works. Dickens died on June 9, 1870, following a stroke. Given the body of work he left behind, it is striking to note that Charles Dickens was just 58 years old at his death.

Author : H. Edwin Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 0805451919

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A Winning Walk by H. Edwin Young Pdf

Author : Robert C. Evans,Salem Press
Publisher : Salem Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09
Category : City and town life in literature
ISBN : 1642659924

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Critical Insights: a Tale of Two Cities by Robert C. Evans,Salem Press Pdf

A Tale of Two Cities has long been valued as one of Charles Dickens's most important and fascinating novels. This volume explores the novel from various deliberately diverse perspectives, setting it in historical, critical, and aesthetic contexts and examining how its impact has been kept alive to the present day.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798507491209

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A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated Classics) by Charles Dickens Pdf

A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens' extraordinary chronicled novel, set against the vicious commotion of the French Revolution. The most acclaimed and maybe the most well known of his works, it packs an occasion of tremendous intricacy to the size of a family ancestry, with a cast of characters that incorporates a homicidal ogress and a screw-up as acceptably defective as any in current fiction. In spite of the fact that the most un-ordinary of the creator's novels, A Tale of Two Cities still highlights large numbers of his suffering subjects detainment, foul play, social rebellion, restoration, and the renunciation that cultivates recharging.

Author : Carly Stevens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 195004100X

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Firian Rising by Carly Stevens Pdf

Strong-willed Firian Kess can create reality from his imagination, which earns him a spot in the elite Tanyuin Academy. His path collides with Kiria Arioc, spirited heir to a throne of the Western Kingdom, who, despite having abilities of her own, doubts her ability to lead. To succeed, they must navigate enemies, intrigue, and their own demons.

Author : Charles. Dickens
Publisher : Harper Muse
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1400341868

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A Tale of Two Cities (Artisan Edition) by Charles. Dickens Pdf

The beloved historical novel is now available in an affordable softcover edition featuring a striking cover and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for lovers of classic fiction, readers in high-school and college literature courses, and fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists. The A Tale of Two Cities softcover edition: Presents Charles Dickens's famed historical novel set during the French Revolution, regarded by many literary scholars as one of the bestselling novels of all time; its 1859 publication helped secure Dickens's place in literature's pantheon of great writers. Explores such important themes as violence, duality, resurrection, revolution, and the significance of women's roles in social change. Is ideal for Dickens aficionados, fans of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspired. Whether you're buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable edition features: Beautiful softcover Distinctive decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughout Part of a 4-volume collection including Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights. After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the aging Dr. Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter Lucie in London. However, there he meets two very different men, connected through their love for Lucie Manette. Drawn against their will to Paris at the height of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror, they all soon fall under the lethal, far-reaching shadow of "La Guillotine." An affordable edition ideal for your favorite classic fiction lover, literature student, or fan of annual reading challenges.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Oneworld Classics
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0714543330

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The Supernatural Short Stories of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens Pdf

Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection gathers them together in one volume, providing an invaluable insight into the author’s storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales—from "A Madman’s Manuscript" to "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton" to the celebrated "The Signalman"—illustrate Dickens’s well-known love of a spooky story told around a blazing fire, the pastime of a bygone age to be rediscovered for our own delight.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1853260398

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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Pdf

A classic tale of the young Englishman who gives up his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.

Author : Douglas Wilson
Publisher : Canon Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1952410878

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Gashmu Saith It by Douglas Wilson Pdf

As Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, Gashmu and the enemies of Israel mocked him: "It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel..." (Neh. 6:6). Too many Christians building communities today take the taunts of every modern-day Gashmu seriously. Community is a buzzword, and it turns out there's a lot of bad advice about how to build one. In Gashmu Saith It, Douglas Wilson includes forty years of experience for Christians wanting to build robust communities without retreat or compromise on the foundation of the Gospel. This book is full of wisdom: Get calluses. Be loyal. Fight sin. Build walls on the outside and a church in the middle.

Author : Charles Dickens, Dramatized
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0613639960

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A Tale of Two Cities (Abridged Edition) by Charles Dickens, Dramatized Pdf

During the French Revolution, a young Englishman gives up his life in order to save the husband of the woman he loves. Abridged edition.