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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

Set in London and Paris during the tumultuous French Revolution, it follows Dr. Alexandre Manette after his mysterious 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with his daughter Lucie.

"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a historical novel. Set in London and Paris during the tumultuous French Revolution, it follows Dr. Alexandre Manette after his mysterious 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with his daughter Lucie.

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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.

There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.

Contents

  1. 01Book the First—Recalled to Life
  2. 02Chapter I.The Period
  3. 03Chapter II.The Mail
  4. 04Chapter III.The Night Shadows
  5. 05Chapter IV.The Preparation
  6. 06Chapter V.The Wine-shop
  7. 07Chapter VI.The Shoemaker
  8. 08Book the Second—the Golden Thread
  9. 09Chapter I.Five Years Later
  10. 10Chapter Ii.a Sight
  11. 11Chapter Iii.a Disappointment
  12. 12Chapter IV.Congratulatory
  13. 13Chapter V.The Jackal
  14. 14Chapter VI.Hundreds of People
  15. 15Chapter VII.Monseigneur in Town
  16. 16Chapter VIII.Monseigneur in the Country
  17. 17Chapter IX.The Gorgon’s Head
  18. 18Chapter X.Two Promises
  19. 19Chapter Xi.a Companion Picture
  20. 20Chapter XII.The Fellow of Delicacy
  21. 21Chapter XIII.The Fellow of No Delicacy
  22. 22Chapter XIV.The Honest Tradesman
  23. 23Chapter XV.Knitting
  24. 24Chapter XVI.Still Knitting
  25. 25Chapter XVII.One Night
  26. 26Chapter XVIII.Nine Days
  27. 27Chapter XIX.An Opinion
  28. 28Chapter Xx.a Plea
  29. 29Chapter XXI.Echoing Footsteps
  30. 30Chapter XXII.The Sea Still Rises
  31. 31Chapter XXIII.Fire Rises
  32. 32Chapter XXIV.Drawn to the Loadstone Rock
  33. 33Book the Third—the Track of a Storm
  34. 34Chapter I.In Secret
  35. 35Chapter II.The Grindstone
  36. 36Chapter III.The Shadow
  37. 37Chapter IV.Calm in Storm
  38. 38Chapter V.The Wood-Sawyer
  39. 39Chapter VI.Triumph
  40. 40Chapter Vii.a Knock at the Door
  41. 41Chapter Viii.a Hand at Cards
  42. 42Chapter IX.The Game Made
  43. 43Chapter X.The Substance of the Shadow
  44. 44Chapter XI.Dusk
  45. 45Chapter XII.Darkness
  46. 46Chapter XIII.Fifty-two
  47. 47Chapter XIV.The Knitting Done
  48. 48Chapter XV.The Footsteps Die Out For Ever

About this edition

Author
Charles Dickens
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Intermediate: some philosophy helps
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
410 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers