Charles Dickens'S A Tale Of Two Cities

<P>Since its publication in 1859, A Tale of Two Cities has remained the best-known fictional recreation of the French Revolution, and one of Charles Dickens¿s most exciting novels. A Tale of Two Cities blends a moving love story with the familiar figures of the Revolution¿Bastille prisoners, a starving Parisian mob, and an indolent aristocracy.</P><P>Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Dickens''s dramatic novel offers:</P><UL><LI>extensive introductory comment on the contexts and many interpretations of the text, from publication to the present</LI><LI>annotated extracts from key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself</LI><LI>cross-references between documents and sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism</LI><LI>suggestions for further reading.</LI></UL><P>This volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of <EM>A Tale of Two Cities</EM> and seeking not only a guide to the novel, b