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A Tale of Two Cities: Abridged Edition
Contributor(s): Dickens, Charles (Author), Doyle, Roddy (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0141325542     ISBN-13: 9780141325545
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2009
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Annotation: The epic story of two cities and two men. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, very different in character, but in love with the same woman. Darnay, who has abandoned the cruelty of the French nobility for London, has to return to Paris during the violent Revolution to rescue his faithful servant from the guillotine. But what part does Carton play in the dramatic events that follow?
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 1130
Series: Puffin Classics
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.65 lbs) 384 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Cultural Region - French
- Cultural Region - British Isles
- Catalog Heading - Classics
- Curriculum Strand - Language Arts
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 719
Reading Level: 9.7   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 27.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life and is captured. Carton may be able to help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life? With an enticing introduction by bestselling author, Roddy Doyle.