A Tale of Two Cities (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

A Tale of Two Cities (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

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A Tale of Two Cities (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
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A Tale of Two Cities (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

A Tale of Two Cities (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

by Charles Dickens
$71.93
$71.93

Book Overview

A Tale of Two Cities is set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events.

A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly installments. With sales of about 200 million copies, A Tale of Two Cities is the biggest selling novel in history.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

ISBN9781774378595
Author Charles Dickens
PublisherRoyal Classics
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedNovember 2020
LanguageENG- English
Pages344
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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