Level 5: A Tale of Two Cities / Edition 2

by Charles Dickens

Overview

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781405862561
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	04/15/2008
Series:	Pearson English Graded Readers
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 10.50(h) x 3.60(d)
Lexile:	690L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington