| ID | 044830 |
| Call Number | 823.83/DIC |
| Title Proper | A Tale of Two Cities |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Dickens Charles |
| Publication | 9789391814380, A Tale of Two Cities, 823.83. |
| Description | 472p |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A Tale of Two Cities (1859) was first published in thirty-one weekly instalments in the periodical All the Year Round. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, this is Dickens’ second historical novel. While portraying tyrannical French aristocracy who were in turn brutalized by the revolutionaries, Dickens, in this book, also draws many ugly parallels between the French and English social structures of the time. Over the years, there have been numerous adaptations of the novel such as the 1935 Academy Award-nominated Hollywood film of the same name, and three BBC mini-series productions, among others. In 1938, the novel was also turned into a radio play with Orson Welles as Dr Manette and Sydney Carton. |
| Contents | CONTENTS
BOOK THE FIRST: RECALLED TO LIFE
1. THE PERIOD
2. THE MAIL
3. THE NIGHT SHADOWS
4. THE PREPARATION
5. THE WINE SHOP
6. THE SHOEMAKER
BOOK THE SECOND: THE GOLDEN THREAD
1. FIVE YEARS LATER
2. A SIGHT
3. A DISAPPOINTMENT
4. CONGRATULATORY
5. THE JACKAL
6. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
7. MONSEIGNEUR IN TOWN
8. MONSEIGNEUR IN THE COUNTRY
9. THE GORGON'S HEAD
10. TWO PROMISES
11. A COMPANION PICTURE
12. THE FELLOW OF DELICACY
13. THE FELLOW OF NO DELICACY
14. THE HONEST TRADESMAN
15. KNITTING
16. STILL KNITTING
TO
17. ONE NIGHT
18. NINE DAYS
19. AN OPINION
20. A PLEA
21. ECHOING FOOTSTEPS
22. THE SEA STILL RISES
23. FIRE RISES
24. DRAWN TO THE LOADSTONE ROCK
BOOK THE THIRD: THE TRACK OF A STORM
1. IN SECRET
2. THE GRINDSTONE
3. THE SHADOW
4. CALM IN STORM
5. THE WOOD-SAWYER
6. TRIUMPH
7. A KNOCK AT THE DOOR
8. A HAND OF CARDS
9. THE GAME MADE
10. THE SUBSTANCE OF THE SHADOW
11. DUSK
12. DARKNESS
13. FIFTY-TWO
14. THE KNITTING DONE
15. THE FOOTSTEPS DIE OUT FOR EVER |
| Standard Number | 9789391814380 |
| Price. Qualification | 299/-(PB) |
| Classification Number | 823.83 |
| Key Words | Fiction ; Classics ; French Revolution |