A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, and the corresponding savage brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution. It follows the lives of several protagonists… (more)
Language: English
Published in: 1859
Word count: 135,668 words (≈ about 9 hours)
Source: Wikisource
Copyright: Public Domain
A list of books that are commonly found on reading lists for US high school English classes.
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