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EAN13

9781602918290

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English

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4 Mo

Timeless Classics--designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classics will grab a student''s attention from the first page. Included are eight pages of end-of-book activities to enhance the reading experience.The workers are in revolt! Every French nobleman is in danger of losing his head to the infamous guillotine. Yet Charles Darnay renounced his title years ago. Why is he scheduled to die for the crimes of his corrupt family? His only hope lies in the hands of one unlikely man.

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Saddleback Educational Publishing

Date de parution

25 décembre 2010

EAN13

9781602918290

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English

Poids de l'ouvrage

4 Mo

Tale A OF Two CihartlesiDickeenss C

A TALE OF TWO CITIES Charles Dickens

– A D A P T E D B Y – Janet Lorîmer

Literature Set 1 (17191844) A Christmas Carol The Count of Monte Cristo Frankenstein Gulliver’s Travels The Hunchback of Notre Dame The Last of the Mohicans

Literature Set 2 (18451884) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Around the World in 80 Days Great Expectations Jane Eyre The Man in the Iron Mask

Literature Set 3 (18861908) The Call of the Wild Captains Courageous Dracula Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Hound of the Baskervilles The Jungle Book

Oliver Twist Pride and Prejudice Robinson Crusoe The Swiss Family Robinson The Three Musketeers

Moby Dick The Prince and the Pauper The Scarlet Letter A Tale of Two Cities 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Kidnapped The Red Badge of Courage The Time Machine Treasure Island The War of the Worlds White Fang

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| Contents|

A Season of Change.......................................... 5

Darnay on Trîa .................................................15

Death to the Marquîs! .......................................23

The Defarges Pan Revenge ..............................29

A Tîme of Terror ...............................................35

Darnay Goes to Prîson ......................................43

Carton Offers Hep............................................51

Darnay Faces New Charges ..............................57

Carton Makes a Pan .........................................65

Dr. Manette’s Dîary...........................................71

Escape to London..............................................77

A TA L E O F T W O C I T I E S

|1| A Season o Change

It was the best of tîmes. It was the worst of tîmes. It was the age of wîsdom. It was the age of fooîshness. It was the season of îght. It was the season of darkness. It was the sprîng of hope. It was the wînter of despaîr. It was the year 1775. The kîngs of Engand and France wereneîther very good nor very wîse ruers. In France, the Kîng and Queen, the Lords and Ladîes of the court, and most of the rîch peope îved în great comfort. They behaved as îf each day was a grand party. Athough the common peope dîd a the work, they were often hungry and wore ony rags. In those days, many workers starved to death or dîed of îness or negect. But theîr deathsdîd not touch the cod hearts of the rîch. * * * *

A TA L E O F T W O C I T I E S

One cod wînter’s day, a man stepped off the coach at the seacoast town of Dover în Engand. He was a mîdde-aged man, dressed îke a man of busîness. He went straîght to the înn. “My name îs Mr. Lorry,” the man saîd to the înnkeeper. “I am from Teson’s Bank înLondon. I wî need a room for mysef and another room for a young ady. Mîss LucîeManette wî arrîve ater today.” The înnkeeper bowed. “Very good, sîr.” After he had somethîng to eat, Mr. Lorryeft the înn and went for a wak on the beach. Athough the day was cod and dreary, hewaked for hours. Often, he paused to ook out across the sea toward France. He seemed to have a ot on hîs mînd. Lucîe Manette arrîved a few hours ater. The înnkeeper showed her to Mr. Lorry’s sîttîng room. As they greeted each other, Mr. Lorry studîed her. “She has grown înto a beautîfu young woman,” he thought. “Indeed, she ooks a ot îke her mother, wîth those bond curs and bue eyes.” When they were both seated, Lucîe saîd, “The bank sent me a etter sayîng there was

A S E A S O N O F C H A N G E|1

surprîsîng news of my ong-dead father. Can you te me what that means, Mr. Lorry?” “It’s hard to know just where to begîn,” Mr. Lorry saîd wîth a troubed sîgh. “Twenty years ago, I dîd some work for a famous Frenchdoctor named Dr. Manette.” Lucîe gasped. “That was myfather!” “Dr. Manette had marrîed an Engîshwoman,” Mr. Lorry went on. “My father dîed when I was very sma,”Lucîe saîd. “My dear mother îved ony two years after that. When she dîed, I was eft an orphan.” Lucîe paused and ooked cosey atMr. Lorry. “Wereyouthe man who brought me to Engand?” she asked. Mr. Lorry nodded. “Yes, but now I must ask you a questîon. What îf your father had notdîed? What îf he had been put în prîson by someone who hated hîm? What îf your mother begged the Kîng for news about yourfather—but no one woud hep her?” Lucîe’s face turned pae. She fe on her knees and grasped Mr. Lorry’s hand. “Pease te me the truth!” she excaîmed. “Your father îs aîve,” Mr. Lorry saîd.

A TA L E O F T W O C I T I E S

Lucîe stared at hîm. “No, that cannot be! It must be hîs ghost!” she crîed. Mr. Lorry shook hîs head. “Your father îs greaty changed, but he îs not a ghost. He îs not în good heath, but he îs aîve. He has been reeased from prîson. Now he îs stayîng în the house of a former servant, a man namedMonsîeur Defarge. Tomorrow, we wî go to Parîs to rescue your father. Then we wî brîng hîm home to Engand.” Late the next day, Mr. Lorry and Lucîearrîved în Parîs. Theîr carrîage drove down a narrow, dîrty street. It stopped în front of a wîne shop owned by Monsîeur andMadame Defarge. Lucîe saw many poor, ragged peope hudded outsîde the door. Some were so thîn and pae they ooked îkeskeetons. Lucîe shîvered. Just as she and Mr. Lorry went înto thewîne shop, a deîvery cart came down the street. Suddeny one of the wooden barres of wîne roed off the cart. It broke when ît hît the rough cobbestones of the street. The red wîne spashed îke bood across the stones. At once the crowd of poor peope ran înto the street

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