"Sydney Carton Sydney Carton is a central character in Charles Dickens' novel ""A Tale of Two Cities"". He is a shrewd young Englishman educated at Shrewsbury School, and sometime junior to his fellow barrister Stryver. Carton is portrayed as a drunkard, depressed and self-loathing because of what he sees as his wasted life. He feels a deep unrequited love for Lucie Manette. Sydney Carton is introduced into the novel ""A Tale of Two Cities"" as a young, sloppy, but brilliant lawyer who bears an uncanny likeness to Charles Darnay (whose original name is Charles Evrémonde), the prisoner he is defending."
"my wife? ---Here you see me."" The Penguin Classics edition of the novel notes that ""Not all readers have regarded the experiment as a success."" J. L. Borges quipped: ""Dickens lived in London. In his book ""A Tale of Two Cities"", based on the French Revolution, we see that he really could not write a tale of two cities. He was a resident of just one city: London."" In Dickens' England, resurrection always sat firmly in a Christian context. Most broadly, Sydney Carton is resurrected in spirit at the novel's close (even as he, paradoxically, gives up his physical life"
"modern readers), Carton disreputable but magnetic. One can only suspect whose psychological persona it is that Carton and Darnay together embody (if they do), but it is often thought to be the psyche of Dickens himself. Dickens might have been quite aware that between them, Carton and Darnay shared his own initials, a frequent property of his characters. However, he denied it when asked. The novel takes place primarily in London and Paris in the latter half of the eighteenth century. It spans a time period of roughly thirty-six years, with the (chronologically) first events taking place in December 1757"
"Sydney ""Syd"" Carton is a 16-year-old boy that has been labeled as ""Chapter 11"" due to being homosexual. He serves as proxy for the rebellious Knox, whose behavior has resulted in repeated punishment throughout Syd's life. When Knox's actions result in the death of Marie Alvarez, an Upper City citizen, Syd is charged with vehicular manslaughter and is sentenced to a work prison. Knox also receives a blood transfusion from Sydney due to his injuries; accidentally transporting a mysterious ""virus."" Through his education with Mr. Baram, Syd manages to flee his prison and escapes to the Lower City where he"
"and almost looked, like accomplices in a horrible crime. Sydney Carton's martyrdom atones for all his past wrongdoings. He even finds God during the last few days of his life, repeating Christ's soothing words, ""I am the resurrection and the life"". Resurrection is the dominant theme of the last part of the novel. Darnay is rescued at the last moment and recalled to life; Carton chooses death and resurrection to a life better than that which he has ever known: ""it was the peacefullest man's face ever beheld there ... he looked sublime and prophetic"". In the broadest sense, at"
"which is to do so much good to us poor, will profit by my death"". She only references the Republic once more as she mentions her cousin in that the Republic may extend her cousin's life to old age. The seamstress is the last person Sydney Carton speaks to before his death and acts as a powerful love interest for him in their final moments. Through her character, Dickens provides hope and closure to the story of Sydney Carton as he subjects the reader to believe that they will be together in the afterlife. After she realizes that Carton has"
"his liberal views clash with those of his father. Darnay and Lucy soon fall in love, but their hopes of marriage are threatened when Darnay is arrested on his arrival in England for espionage and high treason as an alleged French spy. Darnay's accuser is the unscrupulous Barsad, who is himself in the pay of the French government. Darnay's defence case is worked on by an dissolute Englishman, Sidney Carton, whose young idealism has given away to a self-loathing cynicism. Carton bears a striking resemblance to Darnay and uses this in court to discredit Barsad's evidence in court, by raising"
"Stryver Stryver is a character in the Charles Dickens novel ""A Tale of Two Cities"" and in the 10 TV/film adaptations of the story. He is a barrister in London, with the character Sydney Carton working under him. Bill Reisman"" (Taylor & Francis, 1993), 541. He first appears in the novel as counsel for the defense of Charles Darnay. He then reappears in Sydney Carton's introductory chapter as his friend, drinking companion, and partner in law. He later tells Sydney that he intends to marry Lucie Manette; however, after consulting Jarvis Lorry he decides against it. At Tellson's bank in"
"been noted as resembling Ternan physically. After starring in a play by Wilkie Collins titled ""The Frozen Deep"", Dickens was first inspired to write ""Tale"". In the play, Dickens played the part of a man who sacrifices his own life so that his rival may have the woman they both love; the love triangle in the play became the basis for the relationships between Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette, and Sydney Carton in ""Tale"". Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay may also bear importantly on Dickens's personal life. The plot hinges on the near-perfect resemblance between Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay; the"
"French Revolution, Manette is his witness that he is innocent. Unfortunately, Darnay is arrested again, due to a diary that Manette wrote when he was in jail, which sends Darnay back to prison. Darnay is condemned for his uncle's sins, but Sydney Carton (out of love for Lucie Manette), disguises himself as Charles and takes his place in the guillotine and dies for him. Dickens uses Doctor Manette in his novel, ""A Tale of Two Cities"", to illustrate one of the dominant motifs of the novel: the essential mystery that surrounds every human being. As Jarvis Lorry makes his way"
"He is transformed from an insensate prisoner who mindlessly cobbles shoes into a man of distinction. The contemporary reader tends to understand human individuals not as fixed entities but rather as impressionable and reactive beings, affected and influenced by their surroundings and by the people with whom they interact. In Dickens' age, however, this notion was rather revolutionary. Manette’s transformation testifies to the tremendous impact of relationships and experience on life. The strength that he displays while dedicating himself to rescuing Darnay seems to confirm the lesson that Carton learns by the end of the novel — that not only"
"sacrificed himself for Darnay, she calls him ""brave and generous"", the sole character of the book to overtly do so (other characters have only alluded to his ""potential"" for goodness). She asks Sydney Carton to hold her hand as she rides with him to the guillotine, a request to which he readily acquiesces. As they get off the carriage, Carton continues to hold her hand until she is called to death. They share a brief kiss before she goes to die. Though they share only a moment together, their relationship is one of the most profound and moving of the"
"Sid Halley Sid Halley (John Sidney Halley) is a fictional character in four Dick Francis novels, ""Odds Against"", ""Whip Hand"", ""Come to Grief"", ""Under Orders"" and one follow-up book by Felix Francis, ""Refusal"". He is a former British jump racing Champion Jockey and private detective. He is the only central character to appear in more than two Francis novels, and one of only two to appear more than once. (The other is Kit Fielding of ""Break In"" and ""Bolt"".) Halley was born out of wedlock. His mother's fiancé died at age 20 (though a newspaper report in ""Come to Grief"""
"entire novel. Carton's last meaningful action in his life is to provide solace to the seamstress in her last moments, in which Dickens effectively continues his theme of redemption in the novel as Carton moves on to a supposed better life. Doris Y. Kadish describes the seamstress as ""a humble heroine of the revolution,"" while ""Lisa Robson (Modern Criticism, pp. 97-101) and other feminist critics draw on late-twentieth century studies of the role of women in the French Revolution to offer new perspectives on...the seamstress..."" and Beth Harris writes that ""the anonymous seamstress in ""A Tale of Two Cities"", who"
"papers prove nearly fatal to the novel's protagonist, Charles Darnay, in recounting a series of injustices and murders by his father and uncle. Worse still, these infamies were committed against the family of Madame Defarge, Ernest's ruthless wife, who convinces him to denounce Darnay to the guillotine. Generally good-natured and decent, Defarge is torn by loyalty to his wife and loyalty to Dr. Manette; he does nothing to stop Manette's family from escaping France, despite Madame Defarge's urging. Darnay is not executed however; he is saved by Carton. Carton prophesies that Ernest Defarge and the Vengeance will be consumed by"
"from his grave. Resurrection is a major theme in the novel. In Jarvis Lorry's thoughts of Dr. Manette, resurrection is first spotted as a theme. It is also the last theme: Carton's sacrifice. Dickens originally wanted to call the entire novel ""Recalled to Life"". (This instead became the title of the first of the novel's three ""books"".) Jerry is also part of the recurring theme: he himself is involved in death and resurrection in ways the reader does not yet know. The first piece of foreshadowing comes in his remark to himself: ""You'd be in a blazing bad way, if"
"first appearance in a music hall was at The London Music Hall in Shoreditch on 26 August 1896, during which he gave impersonations of the leading actors of that time, including Henry Irving in ""The Bells"", Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali from the popular play ""Trilby"", adapted from George Du Maurier's novel of the same name. In 1897 Williams first created a variety of characters, including many from the works of Dickens such as Mr Micawber, Uriah Heep, Bill Sikes and Fagin. In 1898 he appeared as Sydney Carton in ""The Noble Deed"", based on ""A Tale of Two Cities"""
"the story was then published as ""A Christmas Dinner"" in ""Sketches by Boz"" (1836). ""The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton"", another Christmas story, appeared in the 1836 novel ""The Pickwick Papers"". In the episode, a Mr Wardle relates the tale of Gabriel Grub, a lonely and mean-spirited sexton, who undergoes a Christmas conversion after being visited by goblins who show him the past and future. Slater considers that ""the main elements of the ""Carol"" are present in the story"", but not yet in a firm form. The story is followed by a passage about Christmas in Dickens's"
"London, he finds work as a tutor of French language and literature. Darnay is put on trial for treason against the Kingdom of Great Britain, but the key eyewitness testimony against him is undermined when his defense counsel directs attention to Sydney Carton, a barrister who has been assisting in the case. The two men bear a strong resemblance to one another, and Darnay is acquitted as a result. Later, Darnay succeeds his uncle as Marquis when the latter is stabbed to death in his sleep by a French revolutionary. Both Darnay and Carton express their love for Lucie Manette,"
"seen that Carton is an alcoholic who faces a great lack of self-confidence and a great bounty of self-hatred. He develops an unrequited love for Lucie Manette, which he tells her about. He says that he would do anything for her or for anybody she loves. Darnay returns to France and is arrested for being an aristocrat. Before his execution by guillotine, Carton steps in and tricks Darnay into trading places with him, both for the sake of their friendship and for Lucie. This is accomplished with the help of John Barsad, an English spy working at one of the"
"The Devil in Velvet The Devil in Velvet, first published in 1951, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr. This novel is both a mystery and a historical novel, with elements of the supernatural. Cambridge Professor of history Nicholas Fenton, in the England of 1925, makes a bargain with the devil and is sent back in time to Restoration London in 1675 to solve a murder that is about to take place, in the body of Sir Nick Fenton. Fenton soon finds himself in love with the intended victim, Sir Nick's wife Lydia, and resolves to alter the course"
"James Barbour (singer) James Barbour (born April 25, 1966), is an American singer and Broadway actor. Barbour was born April 25, 1966 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He graduated from Hofstra University. In late 2007, he performed the role of Sydney Carton in a world premiere pre-Broadway musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' ""A Tale of Two Cities"" at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida. It was announced in January 2015 that Barbour would take the role of Phantom in the Broadway musical ""Phantom of the Opera"". He was cast once more as Sydney Carton in the Broadway musical adaptation"
"to England. Meanwhile, Madame Defarge, armed with a dagger and pistol, goes to the Manette residence, hoping to apprehend Lucie and little Lucie and bring them in for execution. However, the family is already gone and Miss Pross stays behind to confront and delay Madame Defarge. As the two women struggle, Madame Defarge's pistol discharges, killing her and causing Miss Pross to go permanently deaf from noise and shock. The novel concludes with the guillotining of Carton. As he is waiting to board the tumbril, he is approached by a seamstress, also condemned to death, who mistakes him for Darnay"
"Alexei and Sergei, welcome him to their dark world (""The Night School of Subversion,"") asking him if he has what it takes. In the courtroom back in England, Sydney Carton arrives to defend Edward, apparently suffering from a dreadful cold. He questions Tatiana as to how she could be so certain that Edward was the man she thought he was, and she confesses not to know exactly what the spy she was looking for looks like. Throwing off his disguise, Sydney demonstrates that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Edward, thereby proving that it was easy for Tatiana to be"
"The Mad Hatter Mystery The Mad Hatter Mystery, first published in 1933, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Gideon Fell. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. A young newspaperman, Philip Driscoll, is gaining notoriety by writing up a series of bizarrely inconsequential crimes in which various hats are being stolen and returned in unlikely locations; he ascribes the crimes to ""the Mad Hatter"". Driscoll's uncle, Sir William Bitton, is infuriated to have lost two hats in three days. He meets with Gideon Fell to discuss his possession of"
"to their execution together. She spends her last moments conversing with Carton noting that he provides strength to her. The Republic executes her as the 22nd of fifty-two to be killed that day. Sydney Carton dies directly after her. The seamstress is described as ""a young woman, with a slight girlish form, a sweet spare face in which there was no vestige of color, and large widely opened patient eyes"". She often denotes herself as ""poor,"" ""little,"" ""ignorant,"" and ""weak"". Although she says she is weak, she maintains a calm temperament through her last moments as Dickens often describes her"
"with hypnotic powers called Sidney Atherton masquerades as an Asian crime-lord to try to steal it. He tries to mind-control Mary Hilton, secretary to rich collector Marcon, in order to accomplish his goal, and John Gregge, a criminologist, and Dakar, the apparent reincarnation of the High Priest, try to stop him and return the jewel to its proper owner. After several ambushes by Nang Fu's gang at Marcon's home and elsewhere, Gregge, Mary, and Dakar are taken prisoner on a ship by Atherton, but escape and the plot is resolved as the cast members meet in final conflict on a"
"including Mad Uncle Jack, Even Madder Aunt Maud and her stuffed stoat named Malcolm (or according to Mad Uncle Jack, Sally). He also has an identical cousin named Fabian, but is unaware of his existence until the fifth book, ""Horrendous Habits"". Eddie’s father is the only one to know that they are all simply characters in Mr Ardagh’s books. Eddie Dickens Eddie Dickens is the lead character in six books by British author Philip Ardagh: and a number of Christmas short-stories specially written for Philip Ardagh's website. The character first appeared in print in the UK in 2000, but originally"
"soon as he joins. Shortly before the executions are to begin, Solomon sneaks Carton into the prison for a visit with Darnay. The two men trade clothes, and Carton drugs Darnay and has Solomon carry him out. Carton has decided to be executed in his place, which he is able to do because of their similar appearances, and has given his own identification papers to Lorry to present on Darnay's behalf. Following Carton's earlier instructions, the family and Lorry flee to England with the unconscious Darnay, who slowly comes to consciousness as they travel by stages to cross the waters"
"the law office of Mr. Stryver and Sydney Carton - who arrives clearly intoxicated (""The Way it Ought to Be - London""). Carton decides with his friend, grave robber Jerry Cruncher, to attempt to blackmail Barsad by visiting several local taverns (""No Honest Way""). The next day, the trial commences (""The Trial""). Darnay is acquitted after the blackmail attempt succeeds and prompts the key witness to assert that Darnay and Sydney look similar after Sydney removes his barrister's wig and robe. The witness then admits it could have been either man-or anyone else-with those papers. Darnay takes Sydney and Stryver"
"a similar story of self-sacrifice, that of Charles Dickens' Sydney Carton. The major departure from Dickens' novel was the decision to focus the story on the Russian Revolution of 1917 rather than the French Revolution of 1789-1799. Goodall claims he was worried that if he kept the story set during the French Revolution that it would begin to bear too much resemblance to the musical ""Les Misérables"", so he made the alteration. He explained that the Russian Revolution is ""roughly as close to our time as the storming of the Bastille was from Dickens'."" Many other changes crept in during"
"terracotta original is held in the collection of the artist. Duncan Carse Verner Duncan Carse (28 July 1913 – 2 May 2004) was an English explorer and actor known for surveying South Georgia and for the portrayal of Special Agent Dick Barton on BBC Radio. Carse was born on 28 July 1913 in Fulham, London, the son of the artist A. Duncan Carse. He attended school at Sherborne School in Dorset, England and in Lausanne, Switzerland. Carse married Bertha Sylvia Hadfield in 1938, with whom he had two daughters. He had a son with his second wife Elizabeth Wilen -"
"with the spinster Rachael Wardle of Dingley Dell manor, misadventures with Dr Slammer, and others. Further humour is provided when the comic cockney Sam Weller makes his advent in chapter 10 of the novel. First seen working at the White Hart Inn in The Borough, Weller is taken on by Mr Pickwick as a personal servant and companion on his travels and provides his own oblique ongoing narrative on the proceedings. The relationship between the idealistic and unworldly Pickwick and the astute cockney Weller has been likened to that between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. Through humor Dickens is able"