Résumé
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," writes Charles Dickens in the opening of this dark and meaningful classic novel. It is the year 1775 and Jarvis Lorry is tasked with a secret mission for his employer. 17-year-old Lucie Manette joins him on his travels from London to Paris and is shocked to learn that her father is alive and has been released from eighteen years in a Paris prison. Set in the two metropolises just prior (and during) the French Revolution, Dickens paints a distinct picture of the social and political events of the time. ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ is masterfully written, includes Dickens' perhaps greatest villain, and ties up everything in an especially satisfying ending.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author, social critic, and philanthropist. Much of his writing first appeared in small instalments in magazines and was widely popular. Among his most famous novels are Oliver Twist (1839), David Copperfield (1850), and Great Expectations (1861).
Auteur
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) est l'un des romanciers anglais les plus populaires du XIXe siècle. Il est l'auteur bien connu des Aventures de M. Pickwick (1836), de Olivier Twist (1837-1839), Un chant de Noël (1843), David Copperfield (1849-1850), Bleak House (1852-1853), La Petite Dorrit (1855-1857), Les Grandes Espérances (1860-1861), Le Mystère d'Edwin Drood (1870)... Son art du récit, son style très maîtrisé, son réalisme mêlé de fantaisie, son engagement social, le génie de son humour, son sens des situations et des dialogues et ses personnages emblématiques (parmi les plus mémorables de la littérature anglaise) ont contribué à sa renommée mondiale. Sa popularité reste immense aujourd'hui
Caractéristiques
Publication : 4 janvier 2017
Support(s) : Livre audio [MP3]
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EAN13 Livre audio [MP3] : 9789176391310
