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A Tale of Two Cities — Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

  • Novel
  • Book language: English
  • 373 pages

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a historical novel set in London and Paris around the French Revolution. It interweaves personal lives with social upheaval, exploring injustice, resurrection, and sacrifice. Worth listening for its vivid portrayal of the era and its moral questions.

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES
A STORY OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
By Charles Dickens
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Contents
Book the First—Recalled to Life
CHAPTER I.  The Period
CHAPTER II.  The Mail
CHAPTER III.  The Night Shadows
CHAPTER IV.  The Preparation
CHAPTER V.  The Wine-shop
CHAPTER VI.  The Shoemaker
Book the Second—the Golden Thread
CHAPTER I.  Five Years Later

CHAPTER II.  A Sight
CHAPTER III.  A Disappointment
CHAPTER IV.  Congratulatory
CHAPTER V.  The Jackal
CHAPTER VI.  Hundreds of People
CHAPTER VII.  Monseigneur in Town
CHAPTER VIII.  Monseigneur in the Country
CHAPTER IX.  The Gorgon’s Head
CHAPTER X.  Two Promises
CHAPTER XI.  A Companion Picture
CHAPTER XII.  The Fellow of Delicacy
CHAPTER XIII.  The Fellow of No Delicacy
CHAPTER XIV.  The Honest Tradesman
CHAPTER XV.  Knitting
CHAPTER XVI.  Still Knitting
CHAPTER XVII.  One Night
CHAPTER XVIII.  Nine Days
CHAPTER XIX.  An Opinion
CHAPTER XX.  A Plea
CHAPTER XXI.  Echoing Footsteps
CHAPTER XXII.  The Sea Still Rises
CHAPTER XXIII.    Fire Rises
CHAPTER XXIV.  Drawn to the Loadstone Rock
Book the Third—the Track of a Storm
CHAPTER I.  In Secret
CHAPTER II.  The Grindstone
CHAPTER III.  The Shadow
CHAPTER IV.  Calm in Storm
CHAPTER V.  The Wood-Sawyer
CHAPTER VI.  Triumph

CHAPTER VII.  A Knock at the Door
CHAPTER VIII.  A Hand at Cards
CHAPTER IX.  The Game Made
CHAPTER X.  The Substance of the Shadow
CHAPTER XI.  Dusk
CHAPTER XII.  Darkness
CHAPTER XIII.  Fifty-two
CHAPTER XIV.  The Knitting Done
CHAPTER XV.  The Footsteps Die Out For Ever

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Contents

  1. A TALE OF TWO CITIES
  2. Contents
  3. Book the First—Recalled to Life
  4. CHAPTER I. The Period
  5. CHAPTER II. The Mail
  6. CHAPTER III. The Night Shadows
  7. CHAPTER IV. The Preparation
  8. CHAPTER V. The Wine-shop
  9. CHAPTER VI. The Shoemaker
  10. Book the Second—the Golden Thread
  11. CHAPTER I. Five Years Later
  12. CHAPTER II. A Sight
  13. CHAPTER III. A Disappointment
  14. CHAPTER IV. Congratulatory
  15. CHAPTER V. The Jackal
  16. CHAPTER VI. Hundreds of People
  17. CHAPTER VII. Monseigneur in Town
  18. CHAPTER VIII. Monseigneur in the Country
  19. CHAPTER IX. The Gorgon’s Head
  20. CHAPTER X. Two Promises
  21. CHAPTER XI. A Companion Picture
  22. CHAPTER XII. The Fellow of Delicacy
  23. CHAPTER XIII. The Fellow of No Delicacy
  24. CHAPTER XIV. The Honest Tradesman
  25. CHAPTER XV. Knitting
  26. CHAPTER XVI. Still Knitting
  27. CHAPTER XVII. One Night
  28. CHAPTER XVIII. Nine Days
  29. CHAPTER XIX. An Opinion
  30. CHAPTER XX. A Plea

and 21 more chapters

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