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NOTES ON ISSUE 12: MAPS AND
ILLUSTRATIONS
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These illustrations, by John McLenan,
are taken from the first American edition of A Tale of Two Cities
– Peterson’s Uniform Edition of 1859. The cover illustration for this
issue reproduces one of the engravings prepared by “Phiz” (Hablot K.
Browne) for the monthly numbers of the novel (A Tale of Two Cities
was published simultaneously in a weekly and a monthly format). The
weekly serial of A Tale of Two Cities was not illustrated.
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“The Miniature
Guillotine”
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“I Call Myself
the Samson of the Fire-wood Guillotine”
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“Evrémonde
Borne Off in Triumph”
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“The Citizen
Evrémonde, Called Darnay”
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The maps reproduced in this issue are
taken from the Plan de la Ville de Paris, Période
Révolutionnaire, 1790-1794. Prepared in 1887 at the
direction of the Municipal Council of Paris, the Plan shows
us the city as it appeared during the Revolution. It is reproduced here
in detail for greater legibility and convenience of reference.
Bibliographical information
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