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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. It was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled 'All the Year Round'. This novel is regarded as one of Dickens's most popular and most innovative works.
Titulli: A tale of two cities
Origjinali: A tale of two cities
Gjinia: Roman
Autori: Charles Dickens
Shtëpia botuese: Collins Classics
Viti: 2012
Fq. 446
Pesha: 0.260 kg
ISBN: 978-0-00-735089-6
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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. It was published in weekly installments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled 'All the Year Round'. This novel is regarded as one of Dickens's most popular and most innovative works.
