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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette's release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine.
Utgivelsesår 2010
Format Heftet
ISBN13 9780007350896
EAN 9780007350896
Serie Collins classics
Omtalt tid 1700-tallet
Språk Engelsk
Utgave 1
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En medrivende historie som er fobausende lettlest med tanke på når den er skrevet. Full av overraskelser. Anbefales.
"Then tell wind and fire where to stop," returned madame; "but don't tell me."
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
Her er bøker som kanskje ikke gir den store besvimelsesfaktoren over ordvalg, men som gir deg en stor leseopplevelse i form av handling. (Noen få er også språklige gotteposer.) Ofte foregår handlingen over et langt tidsrom og over mange sider.