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A Tale of Two Cities (Dramatised)

By: Charles Dickens, Mike Walker - dramatisation
Narrated by: Robert Lindsay, Alison Steadman, Jonathan Coy, Andrew Scott, Paul Ready, Karl Johnson
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From the echo of the first line ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’ to the final ‘It is a far far better thing that I do than I have ever done’, Dickens’ classic novel of the French revolution tells a story of the redemptive powers of love in the face of cruelty, violence and neglect.

Set in London and Paris, it shows the plight of the French people under the brutal oppression of the aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality of the revolutionaries towards the former aristocrats in the years immediately following. Among the memorable characters are Charles Darnay, a French former aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who tries to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay’s wife, Lucie Manette. In this moving, intricate tale spanning eight tumultuous years, Dickens orchestrates the wider political picture behind the story of Lucie, Darnay and Carton with his customary brilliance.

This epic production, dramatised by Mike Walker, stars Robert Lindsay as Dickens, with Alison Steadman, Jonathan Coy, Andrew Scott, Paul Ready, and Karl Johnson.

Public Domain (P)2012 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction
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Happy to recommend this production to old &a new Dickens readers. It is a wonderful story that whets the appetite for more of the same.

Wonderfull entertainment

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This Classic is so well dramatised, I could follow every moment and see the characters, scenes and events with no effort. The haunting music is exactly fitting. I love this audible book Thankyou to all who contributed.

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