It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
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A Tale of Two Cities
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Dickens' stirring tale of love, hope and nobility during the French Revolution.
The epic story of two cities and two men. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, very different in character, but in love with the same woman. Darnay, who has abandoned the cruelty of the French nobility for London, has to return to Paris during the violent Revolution to rescue his faithful servant from the guillotine. But what part does Carton play in the dramatic events that follow?
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British, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Children's fiction, Criticism and interpretation, English fiction, English literature, Executions and executioners, Fathers and daughters, Fiction, classics, Histoire, Historia, Historical fiction, History, Juvenile fiction, Lookalikes, Novela, Novela inglesa, Padre e hija, Pères et filles, Readers, Roman français, Sosies, War stories, Reign of Terror, storming of the Bastille, French Revolution, Guillotine, French, Romans, nouvelles, IIIT, French fiction, Comics & graphic novelsPeople
Jerry Cruncher, Jarvis Lorry, Alexandre Manette, Lucie Manette, Miss Pross, Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, John Barsad, Roger Cly, Marquis St. Evrémonde, Madame Defarge, Monsieur Defarge, Mrs Cruncher, Théophile GabellePlaces
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A Tale of Two Cities
1995, Puffin Books
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A Tale of Two Cities
1966-01, Washington Square Press
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A Tale of Two Cities
1936, New American Library
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A Tale of Two Cities
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The Works of Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities
1868, Books, Inc
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way."
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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. In the Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction, critic Don D'Ammassa argues that it is an adventure novel because the protagonists are in constant danger of being imprisoned or killed.
As Dickens's best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular culture.
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