A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

• Publisher: Caelwick Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9782020135658
• Subtopic: Classics
• Index: Literature

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a sweeping historical novel of revolution, sacrifice, injustice, and redemption, set between London and Paris during one of the most turbulent periods in European history. Against the backdrop of the French Revolution, Dickens follows a group of characters whose lives are shaped by tyranny, revenge, love, and political upheaval. Dr. Manette, imprisoned for years in the Bastille, is reunited with his daughter Lucie, whose compassion becomes a source of healing. Around them move Charles Darnay, Sydney Carton, Madame Defarge, and others caught in the violence of history. First published in 1859, the novel combines suspense, melodrama, social criticism, and emotional depth. Dickens portrays both the cruelty of aristocratic oppression and the terrifying excesses of revolutionary vengeance, asking what justice becomes when it is consumed by hatred. A major work of Victorian fiction, this unforgettable novel remains famous for its dramatic power, moral intensity, and one of the most moving acts of sacrifice in literary history.

Table of contents

• Cover
• CHAPTER I The Period
• CHAPTER III The Night Shadows
• CHAPTER V The Wine-shop
• CHAPTER I Five Years Later
• CHAPTER III A Disappointment
• CHAPTER V The Jackal
• CHAPTER VII Monseigneur in Town
• CHAPTER IX The Gorgon’s Head
• CHAPTER XI A Companion Picture
• CHAPTER XIII The Fellow of no Delicacy
• CHAPTER XV Knitting
• CHAPTER XVII One Night
• CHAPTER XIX An Opinion
• CHAPTER XXI Echoing Footsteps
• CHAPTER XXIII Fire Rises
• CHAPTER I In Secret
• CHAPTER III The Shadow
• CHAPTER V The Wood-sawyer
• CHAPTER VII A Knock at the Door
• CHAPTER IX The Game Made
• CHAPTER XI Dusk
• CHAPTER XIII Fifty-two
• CHAPTER XV The Footsteps Die Out For Ever
• CHAPTER I.
• CHAPTER II.
• CHAPTER III.
• CHAPTER IV.
• CHAPTER V.
• CHAPTER VI.
• CHAPTER I.
• CHAPTER II.
• CHAPTER III.
• CHAPTER IV.
• CHAPTER V.
• CHAPTER VI.
• CHAPTER VII.
• CHAPTER VIII.
• CHAPTER IX.
• CHAPTER X.
• CHAPTER XI.
• CHAPTER XII.
• CHAPTER XIII.
• CHAPTER XIV.
• CHAPTER XV.
• CHAPTER XVI.
• CHAPTER XVII.
• CHAPTER XVIII.
• CHAPTER XIX.
• CHAPTER XX.
• CHAPTER XXI.
• CHAPTER XXII.
• CHAPTER XXIII.
• CHAPTER XXIV.
• CHAPTER I.
• CHAPTER II.
• CHAPTER III.
• CHAPTER IV.
• CHAPTER V.
• CHAPTER VI.
• CHAPTER VII.
• CHAPTER VIII.
• CHAPTER IX.
• CHAPTER X.
• CHAPTER XI.
• CHAPTER XII.
• CHAPTER XIII.
• CHAPTER XIV.
• CHAPTER XV.