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A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

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Original author: Charles Dickens

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"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a historical novel published in 1859. Set in London and Paris during the tumultuous French Revolution, it follows Dr. Alexandre Manette after his mysterious 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with his daughter Lucie. Their lives become entangled with a French aristocrat fleeing his heritage and a dissolute English lawyer who harbors secret devotion. Against the backdrop of revolutionary terror and violence, personal sacrifices and hidden connections shape their intertwined fates.

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #98.

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45 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Period996 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: The Mail1,955 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: The Night Shadows1,576 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: The Preparation4,280 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Wine-shop4,069 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: The Shoemaker4,021 words
  7. 7.Chapter I: Five Years Later2,355 words
  8. 8.Chapter II: A Sight2,327 words
  9. 9.Chapter III: A Disappointment4,716 words
  10. 10.Chapter IV: Congratulatory2,162 words
  11. 11.Chapter V: The Jackal2,068 words
  12. 12.Chapter VI: Hundreds of People4,445 words
  13. 13.Chapter VII: Monseigneur in Town3,268 words
  14. 14.Chapter VIII: Monseigneur in the Country1,774 words
  15. 15.Chapter IX: The Gorgon’s Head3,945 words
  16. 16.Chapter X: Two Promises2,860 words
  17. 17.Chapter XI: A Companion Picture1,345 words
  18. 18.Chapter XII: The Fellow of Delicacy2,487 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIII: The Fellow of No Delicacy1,783 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIV: The Honest Tradesman3,789 words
  21. 21.Chapter XV: Knitting4,104 words
  22. 22.Chapter XVI: Still Knitting3,723 words
  23. 23.Chapter XVII: One Night1,853 words
  1. 24.Chapter XVIII: Nine Days2,352 words
  2. 25.Chapter XIX: An Opinion2,700 words
  3. 26.Chapter XX: A Plea1,298 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXI: Echoing Footsteps4,156 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXII: The Sea Still Rises1,994 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXIII: Fire Rises2,575 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXIV: Drawn to the Loadstone Rock4,322 words
  8. 31.Chapter I: In Secret4,125 words
  9. 32.Chapter II: The Grindstone2,436 words
  10. 33.Chapter III: The Shadow1,662 words
  11. 34.Chapter IV: Calm in Storm2,119 words
  12. 35.Chapter V: The Wood-Sawyer2,220 words
  13. 36.Chapter VI: Triumph2,446 words
  14. 37.Chapter VII: A Knock at the Door1,784 words
  15. 38.Chapter VIII: A Hand at Cards4,525 words
  16. 39.Chapter IX: The Game Made4,499 words
  17. 40.Chapter X: The Substance of the Shadow5,645 words
  18. 41.Chapter XI: Dusk1,407 words
  19. 42.Chapter XII: Darkness3,104 words
  20. 43.Chapter XIII: Fifty-two4,248 words
  21. 44.Chapter XIV: The Knitting Done4,517 words
  22. 45.Chapter XV: The Footsteps Die Out For Ever2,168 words