A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations [sound recording]/ author: Charles Dickens
Great Expectations: An unknown benefactor supplies an orphaned blacksmith's apprentice with the means to be educated in London as a gentleman of "great expectations."
The "two cities" are Paris in the time of the French Revolution, and London. Dr. Manette, a French physician, unfairly confined for eighteen years in the Bastille by the Marquis de St. Evremonde. The doctor has just been released, demented, when the story opens. Charles Darnay, concealing under that false name his identity as the nephew of the cruel Marquis, has left France and renounced his heritage. He falls in love with Lucie, Dr. Manette's daughter, and they are happily married. During the Terror, he returns to Paris, is arrested, condemned to death, and saved at the last moment by Sydney Carton, a reckless wastrel who acts out of devotion to Lucie. Carton takes his place on the scaffold, declaring, "It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done before," surely one of the most quoted lines in all the history of literature.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781455812349
- Physical Description: 29 audio discs (approx.35 hr.) : digital
- Publisher: Grand Haven, Michigan: BrillianceAudio on Compact Disc, p1993 (A Tale of Two Cities) and 1997 (Great Expectations)
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Digital recording.Title on container: Two Novels by Charles Dickens Selected for Oprah's Book Club in 2010.Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- A Tale of Two Cities: Narrator, Buck Schirner; Director, Bill Weidman; Engineer, Martha Brandt.Great Expectations: Narrator, Michael Page; Director, J.C. Howe; Engineer, Kim King.
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | AUDB 29-CD DIC (Text) | 30229101206745 | Adult Audiobook | Available | - |
