Screen LibraryA tale of two cities : authoritative text, contexts, criticism /
"Charles Dickens' historical novel A Tale of Two Cities follows the life of Doctor Alexandre Manette following his eighteen-year imprisonment in the Bastille. The text of the novel is based on the first edition published by Chapman and Hall (1859) and reproduces the original illustrations....
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W.W. Norton & Company,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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A Norton critical edition
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"Charles Dickens' historical novel A Tale of Two Cities follows the life of Doctor Alexandre Manette following his eighteen-year imprisonment in the Bastille. The text of the novel is based on the first edition published by Chapman and Hall (1859) and reproduces the original illustrations. The text is accompanied by explanatory footnotes and a note on the text and illustrations. "Contexts" includes selections by Charles Dickens on France and the French, contemporary responses to the French Revolution and its aftermath, writings and correspondence on the composition of A Tale of Two Cities, and theatrical adaptations during the nineteenth century. "Criticism" features contemporary reviews and responses, followed by essays that examine the style, sources and inspirations, and historical framework of the novel, in addition to other critical viewpoints. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are included"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xliii, 395 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780393264234 0393264238 9781292306322 1292306327 9781292299839 1292299835 9781292306339 1292306335 |
| Index Number: | PR4571 |
| CLC: | I561.44 |
| Call Number: | I561.44/D548-144 |
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The Text of A Tale of Two Cities Book the First-Recalled to Life Book the Second-The Golden Thread Book the Third-The Track of a Storm Dickens on France and the French Sir Henry F. Dickens: From Memories of My Father Charles Dickens: From Letter to Count D'Orsay (7 August 1844) Charles Dickens: From Going through France Charles Dickens: From Letter to Emile de la Rue (24 March 1847) Charles Dickens: From A Monument of French Folly Charles Dickens: From Our French Watering-Place Charles Dickens: From Insularities Revolution and Aftermath Charles Dickens: From Where We Stopped Growing Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald: From The Eve of a Revolution Thomas Carlyle: From The French Revolution Charles Dickens: From The Pickwick Papers Charles Dickens: From Letter to John Forster (29 February 1848) Charles Dickens: From Judicial Special Pleading George Augustus Sala: From Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, and Musketry Charles Dickens: From Letter to A. H. Layard (10 April 1855) Charles Dickens: From Little Dorrit Charles Dickens: [Travelling Abroad] Living Graves Charles Dickens: From Philadelphia, and Its Solitary Prison Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins: From The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices Henry Morley: From Use and Abuse of the Dead Learning French Charles Dickens: From Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens: From Our Mutual Friend The Composition of a Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens: From Book of Memoranda Charles Dickens: Letters Concerning A Tale of Two Cities To John Forster (25-26 July 1846) To Rev. Edward Tagart (28 January 1847) To Daniel Maclise (8 July |