Bibliograph

A tale of two cities, Charles Dickens

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A tale of two cities, Charles Dickens

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

800L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A tale of two cities

Oclc number

697267011

Responsibility statement

Charles Dickens

Series statement

Dover thrift study edition

Summary

Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported from France to England. It would seem that they could take up the threads of their lives in peace. As fate would have it though, the pair are summoned to the Old Bailey to testify against a young Frenchman {u2014} Charles Darnay {u2014} falsely accused of treason. Strangely enough, Darnay bears an uncanny resemblance to another man in the courtroom, the dissolute lawyer's clerk Sydney Carton. It is a coincidence that saves Darnay from certain doom more than once. Brilliantly plotted, the novel is rich in drama, romance, and heroics that culminate in a daring prison escape in the shadow of the guillotine

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