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

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

1wooter
Oct 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
Oct 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
Oct 29, 2023, 8:07 pm

>2 dyhtstriyk: beautiful

4LesMiserables
Oct 29, 2023, 8:20 pm

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

5wcarter
Oct 29, 2023, 8:35 pm

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

6wooter
Oct 29, 2023, 9:57 pm

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

7HonorWulf
Edited: Oct 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
Oct 30, 2023, 10:19 am

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

9pythagoras
Oct 30, 2023, 11:16 am

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

10HonorWulf
Oct 30, 2023, 11:23 am

>9 pythagoras: Thanks, corrected!