Dec 22, 2009

A Tale of Two Cities | A Tale of Two Cities

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Author: Charles Dickens
First Published: 1859
Type of Work: Novel
Type of Plot: Historical
Time of Work: The French Revolution
Setting: France and England
Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
Subjects: Values, France or French people, Love or romance, Social issues, Mistaken or secret identity, Paris, Trials, England or English people, London, Adventure, French Revolution, Sacrifice
Locales: France, England

Characters Discussed

Sydney Carton, the legal assistant to Mr. Stryver, a successful London barrister. A drunkard and a misanthrope, he has no aim or purpose in his life until he meets Lucie Manette and falls secretly in love with her. Because of his remarkable physical resemblance to Charles Darnay, who becomes Lucie’s husband, he is able to sacrifice himself on the guillotine in Darnay’s place, a deed that finally gives a real meaning to his life in his own eyes.

Charles Darnay, in reality Charles St. Evrémonde (shahrl sah[n]- teh-vray-MOHN), an émigré and an...

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A Tale of Two Cities | A Tale of Two Cities

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