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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 27
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It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds.Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported...
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2010
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Two of Dicken's novels are republished. The first follows a group from the tranquil roads of London to the vengeful, bloodstained streets of Paris at the height of the Reign of Terror. The second follows the life of the orphaned Pip from the wild Kent marshes through a series of events as he abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman.
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[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel set London during the French Revolution, in which a French nobleman, Charles Darnay, renounces his position and leaves his country, then returns during the Terror to save the life of a servant, putting himself in grave danger.
Pub. Date
2006
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"An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancée, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris"--Marg Baskin in the IMDB, viewed Dec. 12, 2006.
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Three beautifully made films (two directed by David Lean) boasting between them a host of fine actors including Sir Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Valerie Hobson, John Mills and Jean Simmons. Noteable extras include: Making-of documentaries, theatrical trailers, biographies & stills galleries.
Great Expectations
David Lean's handsome adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel captures the warm humour and richness of character that so many film-makers...
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Snows of Kilimanjaro: Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Anna Karenina: A married woman finds true love in a man who isn't her husband.
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court: A young man dreams, after reading Mark Twain's classic novel of the same title, that he himself travels to King Arthur's court.
Tale of two cities: A British barrister falls in...
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[1991], c1989
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Set before and during the French Revolution in the two cities of the title, Paris and London, this is the story of a doctor who is wrongly imprisoned by the French for 18 years. He is finally rescued and reunited with his beautiful young daughter who is loved by two men. She marries one of them, and her husband's life is saved by the other.