Re: reading TALE OF TWO CITIES
Charles Dickens (cdickens@RMPLC.CO.UK)
Thu, 8 Jan 1998 12:02:42 -0100
My Dear Sir,
You ask for ideas about my book, "A Tale of Two Cities." Perhaps you
should ask why it should be read today. This would be my answer.
"A Tale of Two Cities" is a tale of people caught up in a revolution, a
tale of injustice, cruelty, madness, heroism, self-sacrifice and
self-discovery. It is a tale of how political upheaval can overwhelm
ordinary human decencies, and how these have to be preserved by the best and
the most determined. I like to think, too, that you might enjoy the way I
depict London and Paris late in the eighteenth century, an exercise in
imagination for me too, don't forget, since I was writing seventy years
after the events I described.
These are some reasons why I think my book should be read and can be
enjoyed today.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Dickens
________________________________________________________________________________
At 08:34 07/01/98 -0800, lolli16@rocketmail.com wrote:
>Please send me some information about a Tale of Two Cities. I need it for
>my English class before Friday, January 9! If you could help me out with
> my delema of not finding any information I'd apreciate it very much.
> My e-mail is lolli16@rocketmail.com Please hurry!
>
>
======================
Charles Dickens
charles_dickens@rmplc.co.uk
Author