Considered by many to be Dickens’s most thrilling novel, story follows Sydney Carton, a lawyer and wastrel, who finally redeems himself and makes up for a misspent youth.
It was the time of the French Revolution, a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens’ dramatic story of adventure and courage unfolds. Read movingly by Martin Jarvis.
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was one of the leading novelists in the Victoria era, and in the entire history of English literature. He is famed for his humorous characters and dark, urban, social detail.