A tale of two cities
The premier novel of the French Revolution, by England's greatest author Set against the bloodthirsty backdrop of revolutionary France, this monumental saga is one of the most famous works in all of literature at its heart the story of a beautiful woman and the two men who compete for her love: Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat who renounces his heritage, yet stands accused of treason in the rush to the guillotine, and Sydney Carton, a disillusioned English barrister who finds his salvation in the ultimate act of sacrifice. Full of rich historical details and populated by a sprawling cast of characters, Charles Dicken's masterwork is epic in every sense of the word. Yet its finest achievement may be the intimate moments shared by three people who have the foresight and the courage to see beyond the chaos that surrounds them. A novel whose contradictions are laid bare from the very start :It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" A Tale of Two Cities is the stuff of life, and great art. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices
Fiction
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9781480441187, 148044118X
881474578
Cover; Title Page; Book the First
Recalled to Life; I. The Period; II. The Mail; III. The Night Shadows; IV. The Preparation; V. The Wine-shop; VI. The Shoemaker; Book the Second
the Golden Thread; I. Five Years Later; II. A Sight; III. A Disappointment; IV. Congratulatory; V. The Jackal; VI. Hundreds of People; VII. Monseigneur in Town; VIII. Monseigneur in the Country; IX. The Gorgon''s Head; X. Two Promises; XI. A Companion Picture; XII. The Fellow of Delicacy; XIII. The Fellow of No Delicacy; XIV. The Honest Tradesman; XV. Knitting; XVI. Still Knitting; XVII. One Night; XVIII. Nine Days. XIX. An OpinionXX. A Plea; XXI. Echoing Footsteps; XXII. The Sea Still Rises; XXIII. Fire Rises; XXIV. Drawn to the Loadstone Rock; Book the Third
the Track of a Storm; I. In Secret; II. The Grindstone; III. The Shadow; IV. Calm in Storm; V. The Wood-Sawyer; VI. Triumph; VII. A Knock at the Door; VIII. A Hand at Cards; IX. The Game Made; X. The Substance of the Shadow; XI. Dusk; XII. Darkness; XIII. Fifty-two; XIV. The Knitting Done; XV. The Footsteps Die Out For Ever; Copyright
Originally published: 1859