A Tale of Two Cities

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Charles Dickens

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens' classic novel tells the story of two Englishmen--degenerate lawyer Sydney Carton and aristocrat Charles Darnay--who fall in love with the same woman in the midst of the French Revolution's blood and terror. Originally published as 31 weekly instalments,A Tale of Two Cities has been adapted several times for film, serves as a rite of passage for many students, and is one of the most famous novels ever published. This is a free digital copy of a book that has been carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online. To make this print edition available as an ebook, we have extracted the text using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology and submitted it to a review process to ensure its accuracy and legibility across different screen sizes and devices. Google is proud to partner with libraries to make this book available to readers everywhere.

Historical Fiction

British Classics

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Author

Charles Dickens

Pages

324

Publisher

James Nisbet & Company, Limited

Published Date

1902

Ratings

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"It is very interesting, beautiful, and obviously well written since its a dickens book, but i could hardly understand the story without reading the spark notes with it and i struggled with my assessments on it in school 🥲"

jsgdkahba

"I was that weird kid that loved almost all of my required readings. This is a classic and I feel like it would surprise a lot of people. "

"Beautiful ending. Carton deserved better though"

Rosalie

"This is definitely one of my favorite books of all time. "

Natalie Hamilton

"I read this in 8th grade. Also saw the movie in class"

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Melissa Lewis

"I absolutely ADORED this book. This was the first time I'd read anything by Dickens, and I was not expecting to like it because normally long descriptions drive me crazy. The plot, characters, even Dickens's style were all amazing. The ending made me want to bawl."

Kyrie Law

"If your really into historical books, Charles dickens uses the French Revolution as a way to expose the dark and light sides of human character, nature of justice, religion and politics in society. "

Maddy marie

"Love Dickens!!!"

Gary Munn

"One of those rare books that marked my young romantic soul forever. My life is so much better for having read it (sounds really corny, but it is true)."

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Kat Mc

"Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, and The Cricket on the Hearth are the ones I know I’ve read. "