{"product_id":"a-tale-of-two-cities-9781853260391","title":"A Tale of Two Cities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction and Notes by Peter Merchant, Principal Lecturer in English, Canterbury Christ Church University College.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/em\u003e (1859), Dickens' greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle's great work - \u003cem\u003eThe French Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e - and also on his own observations and investigations during numerous visits to Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The best story I have written' was Dickens' own verdict on \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, and the reader is unlikely to disagree with this judgement of a story which combines historical fact with the author's unsurpassed genius for poignant tales of human suffering, self-sacrifice, and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordsworth Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781853260391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 4.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Charles Dickens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38025989914805,"sku":"9781853260391","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_eb7c056e-d658-4362-8edb-390aae0ba71c.jpg?v=1609189133","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-tale-of-two-cities-9781853260391","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}