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Charles Dickens's ""A Tale of Two Cities


Blooms Reviews Comprehensive Research and Study Guides

No. of pages 232

Published: 2007

Great for age 12-18 years

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Written for serial publication in 1859, Charles Dickens' ""A Tale of Two Cities"" is a historical novel that takes place in England and France in the years leading up to the French Revolution. It is one of Dickens' most famous and widely taught novels. Its first line, which begins, ""It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,"" is one of the most recognizable openers in all of literature. Newly updated, this ""Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations"" title offers essays that provide exceptional scholarly analysis worthy of the novel's literary stature.

 

 

This book features in the following series: Blooms Modern Critical Interpretations, Blooms Reviews Comprehensive Research And Study Guides .

There are 232 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.

 

This book features the following character:

Charles Dickens
As a child, Charles Dickens worked in a shoe polish factory where his gritty surroundings inspired some of the most memorable characters and settings in literary history. Known for his masterful storytelling in books like Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and A Christmas Carol, Dickens toured the globe as one of the most famous people of his era. Widely considered the greatest writer of the Victorian age.

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"Each essay is well-defined and laboriously researched, and each opinion is defended within its context...The book is a useful tool for students needing to examine the themes and context of Tolkien's work."