A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens - Books -  - 9781731466372 - November 17, 2018
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A Tale of Two Cities

In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Darnay tries to escape his heritage as a French aristocrat in the years leading up to the French Revolution. During the Revolution, he's captured, but Sydney Carton, a man who looks like Darnay, takes his place and dies on the guillotine. A Tale of Two Cities summary key points: A Tale of Two Cities takes before and during the French Revolution. Jarvis Lorry is traveling to Paris to reunite Dr. Manette with his long-lost daughter Lucie. Dr. Manette has been living in hiding in Paris, awaiting his rescuers who will return him to England. Five years later, Lucie marries Charles Darnay who confesses to Dr. Manette that he is a member of the French ruling class. Charles is hoping to bury his past and begin a new life in England. When Darnay returns to Paris to save a former servant, he is arrested by the revolutionaries and sentenced to death. Sydney Carton, who resembles Darnay, trades places with him in prison and dies on the guillotine in his stead while Darnay returns to London

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 17, 2018
ISBN13 9781731466372
Pages 268
Dimensions 216 × 279 × 14 mm   ·   625 g
Language English  

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