A Tale of Two CitiesA Tale of Two Cities
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"The plot centers around the years leading up to French Revolution, and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look very alike, but are entirely different in character. Darnay is a romantic descended from French aristocrats, while Carton is a cynical English barrister. The two are in love with the same woman, Lucie Manette: one of them will give up his life for her, and the other will marry her. Other major characters in the book include Dr Alexandre Manette (Lucie's father) who was unjustly imprisoned for many years prior to the commencement of the novel under a lettre de cachet and Madame Defarge, a female revolutionary with a grudge against Darnay's family. Originally written as a serial novel for publication in newspapers, the chapters open and close with great drama and mystery. The two cities of the title are London and Paris. The opening passage, beginning with the line, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times," is one of the most famous in all literature. The final line, the thoughts of Sydney Carton, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known," is equally famous."--Wikipedia.
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- Mineola, N.Y. : Dover, c1999.
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