A Tale Of Two Cities & A Child\'s History of England by Charles Dickens (1868) For Sale

A Tale Of Two Cities & A Child\'s History of England by Charles Dickens (1868)

Publisher:Walter J. Black, Inc

Date:1868

Binding:Hardcover

Edition:1stEdition, 2nd Printing

Description:Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events, most notably Charles Darnay, a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who endeavors to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay\'s wife, Lucie Manette. A Child\'s History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853.

The proceeds of the sale of this book will directly benefit the Cranford Library inCranford, New Jersey.