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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens (1986, Compact Disc, Unabridged edition)

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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. The book is perhaps best known for its opening lines, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," and for Carton's last speech, in which he says of his replacing Darnay in a prison cell, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known." -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature

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PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.

ISBN-101428108343

ISBN-139781428108349

eBay Product ID (ePID)92683303

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Publication Year1986

TopicClassics, Family Life, Modern / 19th Century, Historical

Book TitleTale of Two Cities

LanguageEnglish

GenreHistory, Fiction

AuthorCharles Dickens

FormatCompact Disc

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes12 Vols.

Dewey Decimal741.5/942

Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition

Narrated byMuller, Frank

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by ge-932305
Aug 26, 2025
A Tale of Two Cities
I really enjoy Charles Dickens audiobooks. He has a touch of humor along with the seriousness of the topic he is writing about.
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