Tale of Two Cities, A
Dickens, Charles2012
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Introduces children to the world's classic literature.Sydney Carton is a lawyer who has wasted his abilities and his life. Now he has to make a difficult choice about what is really important to him, which could be a matter of life or death. The French Revolution is running its violent course; lives are ruined as a new France is created. How did the gentle Doctor Manette and his daughter Lucie become caught up in France's struggles? What is the real identity of the handsome Charles Darnay, who wins Lucie's hand in marriage? And why does the shadow of La Bastille Prison hang over them all? The best of times and the worst of times. London and Paris. Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay. A story of contrasts and chaos. Can peace ever be restored in France? Can it ever be restored in the hearts of the people involved? Real Reads -- the classics retold and beautifully illustrated. Real Reads are a new and exciting way of presenting our literary heritage to a new audience: bright young primary readers, children who have seen the films and now want the books, teenagers who want to read the classics but aren't yet ready for the original, grown-up readers who want a quick fix of their favourite classical author, less confident readers who don't want to be left out of real books, learners of English who want to explore the classics everyone talks about. For more information, please visit realreads.co.uk. 'Miniature masterpieces' -- BBC Radio 4 'Open Book'.
Main title:
Tale of Two Cities, A / by Charles Dickens, Charles Dickens ; illustrated by Karen Donnelly ; retold by Gill Tavner.
Imprint:
Stroud : Real Reads, 2012.
Collation:
64 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Audience:
No warning.
ISBN:
9781906230647
Language:
English
BRN:
1733298
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