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Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, "A Tale of Two Cities" is Dickens' masterful portrait of Paris and London. The shadow of the ... More

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Written during an emotional and professional crisis in Dickens's own life, this classic reflects the stark, moody tone of his later works in its ... More

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Set in London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities (1859) sees the causes and effects of that great social upheaval ... More

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The classic story of feuding families set against a backdrop of London and Paris during the French Revolution reveals the author's belief that from ... More

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Set in London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution, the story uses the contrasts between the cities' "beliefs" to reveal the central choice ... More

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The spectre of the French Revolution--the rumbling of the death carts, thethud of the guillotine, the ferocious mobs and the storming of the Bastille ... More

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Dickens's only serious, uncomic novel, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, is set during the French Revolution and tells a story of unselfish devotion. The ... More

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from ... More

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Dickens's only serious, uncomic novel, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, is set during the French Revolution and tells a story of unselfish devotion. The ... More

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Adolphe enjoys all the advantages of a noble birth and an intellectual ability, yet he is haunted by the meaninglessness of life. Thus, he merely ... More

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The story of varying fortunes of two very different heroines: Becky Sharp, penniless orphan turned ambitious social butterfly, and her friend, the ... More

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The story of varying fortunes of two very different heroines: Becky Sharp, penniless orphan turned ambitious social butterfly, and her friend, the ... More

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(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Charles Dickens's first historical novel-set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780-is an unparalleled portrayal of ... More

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A lot of nonsense is written about Laurence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - and that's just as well. It would be ... More

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Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore has introduced labour saving machinery to his Yorkshire mill, arousing a ferment of unemployment and discontent ... More

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Following a chance meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Charlotte Heywood accompanies them to their home in Sanditon, which her excitable hosts promise ... More

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This story is set at the time of the Napoleonic wars when the South coast was busy with preparations for the threat of invasion. It tells of the ... More

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When John Franklin brings his plane down into Occupied France at the height of the Second World war, there are two things in his mind - the safety of ... More

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Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in ... More

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