A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Illustrated by F. Barnard
$18.00
Good condition. Published in late 1800’s by Butler Bros. One loose page at front bears an inscription dated Christmas 88.
A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.