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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens
Edited by Richard Maxwell
Introduction by Richard Maxwell
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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens
Edited by Richard Maxwell
Introduction by Richard Maxwell
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Overall rating: 4.0 / 5 from 34 reviews.

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This edition of 'A Tale of Two Cities' is highly recommended for its beautiful hardback Clothbound design by Coralie Bickford-Smith. Customers praise its insightful look into historical political events and its classic aesthetic. However, opinions on the book itself vary, with some finding it the worst they've ever read.

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  • Book Edition (27%): A significant number of customers stated that the edition is great and highly recommended, highly recommending it.
  • Historical Events (7%): Customers keep praising the insightful look at violent political events in the history of the world.
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  • "An insightful look at a violent political event." — Barry
  • "I love the Penguin clothbounded editions and have been trying to get them all." — Dominique
  • "A special classic look!" — Alli

Reviews

Faded beauty

"Pattern eventually wears off where I would hold the book. But lovely binding."

— Cass (4/5)

A special classic look!

"Really nice classic version. I really liked the designs to this hardcover book, it's a nice addition to my shelf and I'm happy growing my classics collection!"

— Alli (5/5)

Faded beauty

"Pattern eventually wears off where I would hold the book. But lovely binding."

— Cass (4/5)

A special classic look!

"Really nice classic version. I really liked the designs to this hardcover book, it's a nice addition to my shelf and I'm happy growing my classics collection!"

— Alli (5/5)

A Tale of Two Cities

"Super cute edition of the book. Im really excited to read it!"

— Jess (5/5)

A Tale of Two Cities

"Super cute edition of the book. Im really excited to read it!"

— Jess (5/5)

Dickens at his best

"Dickens masterfully tells a breathtaking tale of characters in a time that was truly the worst of times. Beautiful and heartbreaking, A Tale of Two Cities gets even better the second, third, or hundredth time you read it. Every single page seems to have an effect on the story, even if such an effect is only revealed much later."

— Iris (5/5)

Dickens at his best

"Dickens masterfully tells a breathtaking tale of characters in a time that was truly the worst of times. Beautiful and heartbreaking, A Tale of Two Cities gets even better the second, third, or hundredth time you read it. Every single page seems to have an effect on the story, even if such an effect is only revealed much later."

— Iris (5/5)

One of my favorite books

"Love the classics, especially Charles Dickens. He writes about human emotions in a manner that transcends time and brings it close to the reader's heart. You will never forget the character of Sidney Carton"

— Linda57 (5/5)

One of my favorite books

"Love the classics, especially Charles Dickens. He writes about human emotions in a manner that transcends time and brings it close to the reader's heart. You will never forget the character of Sidney Carton"

— Linda57 (5/5)

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  • Published date: Apr 26, 2011
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 544
  • Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9780141196909
  • Dimensions: 5.35" W x 1.74" L x 8.07" H
“No writer of the age was more beloved than Dickens.” —Tina Jordan, The New York Times

“[A Tale of Two Cities] has the best of Dickens and the worst of Dickens: a dark, driven opening, and a celestial but melodramatic ending; a terrifyingly demonic villainess and (even by Dickens’ standards) an impossibly angelic heroine. Though its version of the French Revolution is brutally simplified, its engagement with the immense moral themes of rebirth and terror, justice, and sacrifice gets right to the heart of the matter…for every reader in the past hundred and forty years and for hundreds to come, it is an unforgettable ride.” —from the Everyman's Library introduction by Simon Schama
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful Pickwick Papers (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. Richard Maxwell teaches in the Comparative Literature & English departments at Yale.

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