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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author 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.
Barsad is described in Book 2, Chapter 3 of A Tale of Two Cities as "one of the greatest scoundrels upon the earth since accursed Judas-which he certainly did look rather like." This is a direct reference to Judas Iscariot , the man who betrayed Jesus Christ in the Bible, and is explaining that Barsad is a very untrustworthy man.
A Tale of Two Cities is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1980. It is an adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. [2] Paul Shelley plays the duel roles of Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay, the first actor to do so since William Farnum in the 1917 silent adaptation. [3]
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A Tale of Two Cities; Genre: Historical drama: Based on: A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens: Written by: Arthur Hopcraft: Directed by: Philippe Monnier: Starring: James Wilby Serena Gordon John Mills Jean-Pierre Aumont: Composer: Serge Franklin: Country of origin: France United Kingdom: Original language: English: No. of series: 1: No. of ...
A Tale of Two Cities is a 1980 American historical drama film made for TV, [2] directed by Jim Goddard and starring Chris Sarandon, who plays dual roles as two characters who are in love with the same woman. [3] It is based on the 1859 Charles Dickens novel of the same name set in the French Revolution.
Sydney Carton, an alcoholic English lawyer, discovers that Charles Darnay, a man he once defended, is a French aristocrat trying to escape the French Revolution.While he envies the man over the love of a woman, Lucie Manette, his conscience is pricked and he resolves to help him escape the guillotine.
A Tale of Two Cities. With an Introduction and Notes by Gillen D'Arcy Wood. New York: Barnes & Nobles Classics (2003) ISBN 978-1-59308-055-6; Doris Y. Kadish, Politicizing Gender: Narrative Strategies in the Aftermath of the French Revolution (Rutgers University Press, 1991), .