A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

ByCharles Dickens

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events, most notably Charles Darnay, a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.

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Publication Date
Oct 1, 2019
Language
English
ISBN
9780359952854
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
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By (author): Charles Dickens

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EPUB

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