This brilliantly coloured tale of the French Revolution is an historical romance set in Paris and London. Famous for the character of Sidney Carton who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine' it is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done '- the novel is also a powerful study of crowd psychology and the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution, illuminated by Dickens' lively comedy
| ISBN: | 9781857151435 |
| Publication date: | 18th March 1993 |
| Author: | Charles Dickens, Simon Schama |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 413 pages |
| Series: | Everyman's Library |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Historical romance Narrative theme: Politics |