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Sydney Carton from 'A Tale of Two Cities'
Fraser, Claud Lovat, 1924, Publisher's print
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Sydney Carton from 'A Tale of Two Cities'
Sydney Carton from 'A Tale of Two Cities'
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Title
Sydney Carton from 'A Tale of Two Cities' (caption)
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The caption page for the illustration of Sydney Carton is decorated with a drawing of a lit candle in a candle holder.
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Fraser, Claud Lovat
Date
1924
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11.0 x 9.5 cm
Type
Publisher's print
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Art and Design Library
A Tale of Two Cities is Dickens' twelve novel and is set during the French Revolution.
Sydney Carton is a lawyer who manages to get Charles Darnay released from a charge of treason. Carton later finds himself at the guillotine in the place of Darnay where he utters the immortal line: It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
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