A Tale of Two Cities (eBook)

Charles Dickens (Autor)

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2024
300 Seiten
Seven Books (Verlag)
978-3-68995-245-7 (ISBN)

Infos

A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.As Dickens's best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular culture.

Autor

Charles John Huffam Dickens (/dknz/; 7 February 1812 9 June 1870) was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature'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 are widely read today.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.12.2024
• Verlagsort: Vachendorf
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Schlagworte: a Tale • A Tale of Two Cities • Charles Dickens • classics • of Two Cities
• ISBN-10: 3-68995-245-X / 368995245X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-68995-245-7 / 9783689952457