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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.
Tell the Wind and Fire (2016), a novel by Irish author Sarah Rees Brennan, is a modern retelling by A Tale of Two Cities with Light and Dark magicians in a Light and a Dark New York, with Lucie Manette as the protagonist; Ethan Stryker here represents Darnay, with his magically-created doppelganger Carwyn as Sydney Carton.
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has millions of fans worldwide who love the stunning images he captures and creates of the cosmos right from his own backyard. He explains exactly what ...
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.
In the 1935 film adaptation, Jerry Cruncher is portrayed by Billy Bevan.. In the 1958 film adaptation, Jerry Cruncher is portrayed by Alfie Bass.. In the 1980 TV Movie A Tale of Two Cities, Jerry Cruncher is portrayed by George Innes.
Jarvis Lorry is one of the oldest employees of Tellson's Bank, and he frequently deals with the bank's offices in London and Paris.He is a confirmed bachelor and a man of business, describing himself as not much else than a speaking machine.
Doctor Alexandre Manette is a character in Charles Dickens' 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities. He is Lucie's father, a brilliant physician, and spent eighteen years "in secret" as a prisoner in the Bastille prior to the French Revolution. He is imprisoned because in the course of his medical practice he learns of abusive actions by two members of ...
A Tale of Two Cities characters (15 P) W. Works based on A Tale of Two Cities (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "A Tale of Two Cities"