Favorite edition of Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities"?

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Favorite edition of Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities"?

1wooter
Ott 29, 2023, 6:12 pm

Seeking a copy for an upcoming book club read and unsure which to buy. Thoughts on the best folio editions would be appreciated!

2dyhtstriyk
Ott 29, 2023, 6:20 pm

>1 wooter: I'm not very well versed in Folio's A Tale of Two Cities editions. However, I can tell you that the one you pick will be the best of editions. And it will be the worst of editions.

3CobbsGhost
Ott 29, 2023, 8:07 pm

>2 dyhtstriyk: beautiful

4LesMiserables
Ott 29, 2023, 8:20 pm

My very enjoyable read was a humble one: a £1 Penguin Classic.

5wcarter
Ott 29, 2023, 8:35 pm

Go to https://www.librarything.com/topic/288021 and scroll down to Charles Dickens.

6wooter
Ott 29, 2023, 9:57 pm

>2 dyhtstriyk: you, sir, are a genius!

7HonorWulf
Modificato: Ott 30, 2023, 11:23 am

Fyi, the early editions have illustrations by Richard Sharp (1952, 1973) and Charles Keeping (1985, 1994). The newer editions (2005, 2012, 2018) have the original Phiz illustrations. Another consideration is if you're looking to have this book in series with other Dickens Folios, since some of the series are more complete than others.

8wooter
Ott 30, 2023, 10:19 am

>7 HonorWulf: thank you. this is quite helpful.

9pythagoras
Ott 30, 2023, 11:16 am

>7 HonorWulf: The 1952 and 1973 editions have illustrations by Richard Sharp and not Charles Keeping.

10HonorWulf
Ott 30, 2023, 11:23 am

>9 pythagoras: Thanks, corrected!