A Tale of Two Cities (Unabridged) by Charles Dickens

Summary from the publisher of A Tale of Two Cities (Unabridged audiobooks)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." So begins this classic, one of the most beloved novels of all time. Charles Dickens brings the French Revolution to life through such vivid characters as Charles Darnay, the Old Doctor, Sydney Carton and Lucy Manette. The action peaks with the storming of the Bastille, the dreaded symbol of government authority. And the blade of La Guillotine falls again... (Recorded Books, Inc. 1986)

A Tale of Two Cities (Unabridged) by Charles Dickens

Summary from the publisher of this audio version of A Tale of Two Cities (Unabridged audiobooks)

When the starving French masses rise in hate to overthrow a corrupt and decadent government, both the guilty and innocent become victims of their frenzied anger. Soon nothing stands in the way of the chilling figure they enlist for their cause, La Guillotine, the new invention for efficiently chopping off heads.

This is Charles Dickens's compelling portrait of the results of terror and treason, love and supreme sacrifice.

This captivating tale, set in London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution, uses the contrasts between the cities' "beliefs" to reveal the central choice confronting every society and each individual: Should a person work to change society or should the revolution occur within his heart? The story climaxes with a supreme sacrifice of selfless love that will not leave the listener unmoved. (Blackstone Audiobooks 1990)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Summary from the publisher of A Tale of Two Cities (Abridged audiobooks)

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times". A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens' only historical novel, sets personal happiness against the terrors of the French Revolution where the search for social justice sacrifices individual rights. Dr. Manette has emerged from eighteen years of unjust imprisonment in the Bastille. By an ironic twist of fate, his daughter Lucie's marriage draws the family into a terrifying web of circumstance which, it seems, can only end in death by the guillotine. (NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd 1995)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Summary from the publisher of A Tale of Two Cities (Abridged audiobooks)

After 18 years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the aging Dr. Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil lanes of London, they are all drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror and soon fall under the lethal shadow of La Guillotine. (Penguin Books Ltd 2003)

A Study Guide to Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities

Summary from the publisher of A Study Guide to Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities reveals 18th-century London and Paris through the eyes of those who struggled to preserve their dignity and their lives during the chaos of the French Revolution. This study aid includes a detailed narrative guide of the novel, dramatic readings, and critical analysis. The author is Lowell Gallager, Professor of English Literature at the University of California. The narrator is actor Charles Dance, whose film credits include Alien 3 and The Golden Child. This guide is part of the A+ AUDIO series from Time Warner, an innovative set of study materials that will help you to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy great works of literature. Look for other A+ titles from Audible in the Education section of Personal Development. (Time Warner AudioBooks 1998)