A tale of two cities
CHARLES DICKENS
- Manila Lampara Publishing House Inc 2011
- 128 p color illustreations 20 cm
It follows Dr. Alexandre Manetteās release after 18 years in the Bastille, his reunion with daughter Lucie, and the sacrifice of Sydney Carton, who dies at the guillotine to save Lucie's husband, Charles Darnay.
978-9715184908
It contrasts the relative peace of London with the volatile violence of Paris self-sacrificial love and redemption can overcome despair, hatred, and social chaos.