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A Tale of Two Cities

Authors :
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

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 through these events, most notably Charles Darnay, a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Sydney Carton, a dissipated English barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9789635271993
Database :
eBook Index
Journal :
A Tale of Two Cities
Publication Type :
eBook
Accession number :
2439513