A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a novel published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on January 10, 2011. This edition spans 218 pages and is presented in English. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, the narrative explores the struggles of the French peasantry under the oppressive aristocracy and the subsequent violence of the revolutionaries. The story follows several key characters, including Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a British barrister, as they navigate the tumultuous events of their time.
Readers will find a detailed depiction of the social and political upheaval of the era, highlighting the stark contrasts between life in London and Paris. The novel intricately weaves the lives of its protagonists against the backdrop of revolution, illustrating themes of sacrifice and redemption. Dickens’ work, originally published in weekly installments, remains a significant piece of literature that reflects on the human condition amidst societal turmoil.
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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction.[2]The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay’s wife, Lucie Manette.The novel was published in weekly instalments instead of monthly, as with most of his other novels. The first ran in the first issue of Dickens’ literary periodical All the Year Round on 30 April 1859. The last ran thirty-one weeks later, on 25 November.[1]
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