A Tale of Two Cities

by Saddleback Educational Publishing, Charles Dickens (Creator)

These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Journey between London and Paris during that perilous time known as "The French Revolution." This is a story of two men that look alike- one in danger of being beheaded by the guillotine, and the other, a hero that sacrifices his own life for his friend. The French Revolution has been called "The Reign of Terror," and you will feel the terror in your own bones as you read!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Classics

70 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2000

Reviews

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a short graphic novel of A Tale of Two Cities. It was very confusing to read it first. A lot of things in the real book were omitted. (Just my two cents)

[Britney Lopez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Before anything else, I have to say that this was my first time reading a Illustrated Story, so maybe it is why I did not like it that much.
I think that because I have not read the original book I didn't enjoy this one.
One of the reasons is that the scenes were from one to the other in a rare abrupt way, and I think it was too simplified, which I think is the idea behind it being illustrated, but I still felt like, something was missing.
Overall, I just feel like I need to read the original book so I can connect more with this one.

[Tara Schuhmacher · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the idea of illustrated classics because they become accessible to so many more and can be consumed and discussed in a much shorter amount of time.

The only fault is that the illustrations are not great- especially facial expressions at times.

[Nawojka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Powieść graficzna skupia się na przedstawieniu intrygi, głównie koncentruje się na postaci Sydneya Cartona, uwypukla jego cichy heroizm. Jest jak na mój gust trochę nazbyt jednostronna, bo oryginalny powieść Dickensa oddaje też sprawiedliwość rewolucjonistom.
Ilustracje dość proste, książka nie zachwyca kunsztem artystycznymi.
Ale jako całość wyszła bardzo dobrze.