A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, adapted for the stage by Burgess

Scope and Content

The series contains a draft script for the stage adaptation.

Administrative / Biographical History

In c.1970 Burgess was commissioned by the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota to adapt Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities for the stage. Although Burgess did produce scripts for the play, the project appears to have been abandoned subsequently.

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