A TALE OF TWO CITIES & BARNABY RUDGE (Historical Novels Set In the Time of Great Rebellions) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. French Revolution and Gordon Riots across London and ParisBy Charles Dickens
Length95h 50m
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Bringing together A Tale of Two Cities and Barnaby Rudge, this volume presents Charles Dickens's most sustained engagements with historical upheaval: the French Revolution and the Gordon Riots of 1780. In both novels, Dickens fuses melodramatic intensity, social panorama, and moral allegory, transforming rebellion into a theatre of private conscience and public violence. His prose moves between satire, suspense, and pathos, situating individual lives within the convulsions of history and the nineteenth-century historical novel tradition shaped by Scott yet unmistakably Dickensian. Charles Dickens, born in 1812, knew intimately the pressures of poverty, imprisonment, social exclusion, and urban disorder. His early experiences in the blacking factory, his father's confinement for debt, and his later career as journalist and reform-minded novelist sharpened his sensitivity to institutional cruelty and collective unrest. These novels reflect his fascination with crowds, injustice, memory, and the fragile boundary between legitimate grievance and destructive fury. This collection is recommended for readers seeking Dickens beyond the familiar domestic and comic vein. It offers a powerful study of revolution, mob psychology, sacrifice, and historical memory, rewarding both first-time readers and scholars interested in how Victorian fiction interpreted the violence and moral ambiguity of the past.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
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GenreHistorical Fiction, Literary Classics
Length95 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 28, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5A TALE OF TWO CITIES & BARNABY RUDGE (Historical Novels Set In the Time of Great Rebellions)
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6Book the First. Recalled to Life
7Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 1)
8Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 2)
9Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 3)
10Book the Second. The Golden Thread (pt. 4)
11Book the Third. The Track of a Storm (pt. 1)
12Book the Third. The Track of a Storm (pt. 2)
13Book the Third. The Track of a Storm (pt. 3)
14BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 1)
15BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 2)
16BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 3)
17BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 4)
18BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 5)
19BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 6)
20BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 7)
21BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 8)
22BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 9)
23BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 10)
24BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 11)
25BARNABY RUDGE (pt. 12)
26APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS by G. K. Chesterton (pt. 1)
27APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS by G. K. Chesterton (pt. 2)
28APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS by G. K. Chesterton (pt. 3)
29APPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS by G. K. Chesterton (pt. 4)
30LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS by John Forster
31Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 1)
32Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 2)
33Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 3)
34Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 4)
35Volume I. 1812-1842 (pt. 5)
36Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 1)
37Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 2)
38Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 3)
39Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 4)
40Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 5)
41Volume II. 1842-1852 (pt. 6)
42Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 1)
43Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 2)
44Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 3)
45Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 4)
46Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 5)
47Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 6)
48Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 7)
49Volume III. 1852-1870 (pt. 8)
50Analysis
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