{"product_id":"a-tale-of-two-cities-by-charles-dickens-9781787557031","title":"A Tale of Two Cities","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers, and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA complex and profound book, \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/em\u003e explores the consequences of tyranny, fate, and self-sacrifice. With much of the narrative played out in Paris during the French Revolution, Dickens examines the interplay between personal action and the flow of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDr Manette, having travelled to Paris, finds himself imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 brutal years, unable to see his kind and loving daughter Lucy. On his eventual return to London, the two of them become witnesses in a treason case against Charles Darney, who is accused of giving secrets to the French. Lucy finds a way of exonerating him. Darney falls in love with her, and by some strange twist of fate, he finally reveals the terrible secret that his own uncle was responsible for Manette's years in the Bastille.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eManette is shocked but eventually persuaded by Darney's sincerity and true love for his daughter, so he allows them to marry, bringing happiness finally to them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAUTHOR: The iconic and much-loved Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, though he spent much of his life in Kent and London. A prolific writer, Dickens kept up a career in journalism as well as writing short stories and novels, with much of his work being serialised before being published as books. He gave a view of contemporary England with a strong sense of realism, yet instilled his stories with a sense of charm, fantastic characters, and humour like no other. He continued to work himself hard up until his death in 1870, leaving \u003cem\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/em\u003e unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853362319596,"sku":"9781787557031","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12099353482824.jpg?v=1759198816","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-tale-of-two-cities-by-charles-dickens-9781787557031","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}