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A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

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Introduction and Notes by Peter Merchant， Senior Lecturer in English， Canterbury Christ Church University College This novel traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror。 Dicken's based his historical detail on Carlyle's "The French Revolution"， and his own observations and investigations during his numerous visits to Paris。

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Mike Walsh ，

My first foray into the Dickensian world did not dissapoint。 At times felt the book dragged a little， particulary towards about 30-40% of the way through， but this could be just me getting used to Victorian English， of which I haven't read a huge amount before。 In general the book has well developed main characters， with some of the minor characters also surpising in their depth （such as Jerry Cruncher）。 The story is quite engaging for any reader and I can understand why this is regarded as a cl My first foray into the Dickensian world did not dissapoint。 At times felt the book dragged a little， particulary towards about 30-40% of the way through， but this could be just me getting used to Victorian English， of which I haven't read a huge amount before。 In general the book has well developed main characters， with some of the minor characters also surpising in their depth （such as Jerry Cruncher）。 The story is quite engaging for any reader and I can understand why this is regarded as a classic。 Highly reccomend for anyone to read。The only caveat I'd have against the book is that the introduction that I read for the book spoiled the entire plot。 Dickens may have been around for a long time， but that doesn't mean everyone knows the plot of all of his novels！ The annotated notes also helped explain some of Dickens thoughts， which was quite handy at times， but also had the tendency to spoil the novel。 。。。more

Anu ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Dickens has given a most extraordinary piece of writing to the readers， especially the ones thirsting for remarkable historical fiction。 A Tale of Two Cities is a story of a man who chances upon the luck of reuniting with a family and subsequently going to lengths to save that family and， in consequence， himself。 The story travels back and forth between England and France， particularly the corner in Soho and the street of Saint Antoine。 It is set in the backdrop of French Revolution which lends Dickens has given a most extraordinary piece of writing to the readers， especially the ones thirsting for remarkable historical fiction。 A Tale of Two Cities is a story of a man who chances upon the luck of reuniting with a family and subsequently going to lengths to save that family and， in consequence， himself。 The story travels back and forth between England and France， particularly the corner in Soho and the street of Saint Antoine。 It is set in the backdrop of French Revolution which lends it its added meaning。 What is particularly noteworthy is the manner of depiction of the norms of those times。 Dickens’ dig on the penalizing institutions prevalent then and people’s strange inclination to morbidity has not gone amiss。 One of the most powerful genres is that of satire in revealing the sheer hypocrisy and cruelty of monarchy and nobility in France and the retaliating Citizens forming part of the same cruelty， only for different reasons。 Like the French nobility systematically rendered its population wretched and poor， leaving it to die， the French Revolution ruthlessly massacred and decimated nearly the entire French Nobility。 Another interesting figure of speech is that of indirect suggestion used to describe characters， their manners， settings， and states of affairs which twists the course of the story only to betray its connotation later as in Madame Defarge’s always knitting with a quiet face， the quiet of a calm before a blood-draining storm。 Some readers may find the circumlocution and the sentences culminating into lengthy paragraphs， a peculiarity and quintessence of the time， more than a tad difficult to comprehend。 Nevertheless， the book， as its admiration goes， should be read; it is one of the most awe-inspiring works of fiction ever created。 。。。more

Ben Kandov ，

Verbose， bombastic， and sometime's even beautiful。 I probably would have been better served reading Dickens in my younger， more patient years。 The characters here are so eccentric and exaggerated as to become immortal archetypes （as I guess some of them have due to Dickens' stature as a writer） than relatable people。 The plot itself was pretty riveting; the only issue is that it was wrapped in hundreds of pages （get that bread， Charles） of long-winded scenic descriptions and amateurish philosoph Verbose， bombastic， and sometime's even beautiful。 I probably would have been better served reading Dickens in my younger， more patient years。 The characters here are so eccentric and exaggerated as to become immortal archetypes （as I guess some of them have due to Dickens' stature as a writer） than relatable people。 The plot itself was pretty riveting; the only issue is that it was wrapped in hundreds of pages （get that bread， Charles） of long-winded scenic descriptions and amateurish philosophy （the 19th century Russians that did capture my interest when I was younger had infinitely more profound digressions）。I wonder if it's a function of my taste that I didn't enjoy the prose here most of the time。 I'm definitely going to try other novels of his， because it seemed like he was going for boring Dumas here。 。。。more

Emily Miller ，

First thing to ever make me remotely interested in the french revolution。 Honestly I rooted for Madame Defarge。

İlhan Çabuk ，

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Nadia ，

the timing of me starting this book was totally wrong so i'm dnfing for now but i'll get back to it the timing of me starting this book was totally wrong so i'm dnfing for now but i'll get back to it 。。。more

Ejayen ，

As far as beginnings and endings go this book stands above most。 The first line is stunning， "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 As far as beginnings and endings go this book stands above most。 The first line is stunning， "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。" and so is the last，“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。”Does the middle get a bit odd？ Particularly the Doctors accusation？？？？ Yes。 But still this may very well be the best of Dickens。 。。。more

Jo Hurst ，

I really enjoyed this even though if I am honest for huge chunks I had no idea what was going on！ But it was expertly read by Martin Jarvis whose narration carried me through the bits I didn’t understand。

Erin ，

I imagine that if I look back on reading this 10 years from now， I'll still remember most of the characters， which says a lot about their distinctiveness。 Sydney Carton attached himself to my heart from the moment he appeared in all his sloppy glory， and he continued there throughout the book。Both the writing and the story were little hard to follow at some points， but I loved the complexity of the plot and backstory。 The ending was partially spoiled for me， and I guessed the other part， but it I imagine that if I look back on reading this 10 years from now， I'll still remember most of the characters， which says a lot about their distinctiveness。 Sydney Carton attached himself to my heart from the moment he appeared in all his sloppy glory， and he continued there throughout the book。Both the writing and the story were little hard to follow at some points， but I loved the complexity of the plot and backstory。 The ending was partially spoiled for me， and I guessed the other part， but it was still fantastic。 。。。more

Geoff ，

A-bloody-mazing！ That is all。 If you don’t read this then I feel sorry for you。 ;）

Brandi Fox ，

It is not an easy read and perhaps works better as an audiobook。 It is well worth the effort， but it is an effort to be sure。 Most interesting perhaps is looking at the Doctor’s tale through the lens of how we consider trauma and recovery。

Zulfiquar Abbas ，

I have a love/hate relationship with this book because you don't know where this book is going in the beginning。 The sentence structuring is very rigid and sometimes you have to read twice in order to get the gist of it （still not totally understandable） but as we reach to the story of daughter and father at Bastille you get into it。 With time it becomes easy to read as you start reading it like Charles Dickens himself in the Anglo tone。The story is structured well and the end is unpredictable。 I have a love/hate relationship with this book because you don't know where this book is going in the beginning。 The sentence structuring is very rigid and sometimes you have to read twice in order to get the gist of it （still not totally understandable） but as we reach to the story of daughter and father at Bastille you get into it。 With time it becomes easy to read as you start reading it like Charles Dickens himself in the Anglo tone。The story is structured well and the end is unpredictable。 It feels like a drama in most part but the ending chapters are something that keeps you hooked。 While reading the ending chapters I got very excited and even wanted to pick the book again even after reading a good amount of hours。 Overall this book deserves the praise it gets。 To be honest， I had thought of giving this book 3 stars when I was reading in the middle but after completing the book I changed my mind。 。。。more

Dianeh ，

Being an avid fan of Dickens， I loved this book！ The story was superb。 Without being graphic， it gives a complete description of the Reign of Terror in Paris。 The characters were very well developed。 AND as usual， the writing was excellent！ I thought I had read this book years ago but now I realize that I hadn’t。 I plan to reread it very soon to enjoy it again！ In my opinion， it rates up there with Bleak House！！

¸¸。•*¨*•♫ Mrs。 Buttercup •*¨*•♫♪ ，

“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 “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。”This book is not one that is easy to review。 Not only because it was written by one of the greatest writers of all time （and to be honest， if someone told me they think him the greatest writer of all time， I would not have much to object） but also because it is a difficult book to reflect upon。 Who's the protagonist of the story？ The plot doesn't really seem to follow any of the characters up close， at least in the first two books - and although we can definitely tell which ones are the main， it doesn't really feel like the story is about them - but rather the real protagonists seem to be the historical events of the time， not necessarily the French revolution per se， but more the life and actions of the people who lived it。 Moreover， as we can infer from the opening， it seems like Dickens meant it to be a lesson on human society as a whole。 There is such a richness in the writing， such a care in polishing every single sentence， that it becomes almost impossible to talk about this book without quoting every single page， and at the same time it's sufficient to read just one page to understand how great this novel is。 So overall， not an easy read - especially if English is not your first language， like in my case - but absolutely worth it。 A book that can't be read in one breath， but has to be savoured slowly， from the majestic opening to the powerful ending。 。。。more

Barb ，

I thought this would boring， and I have to say the first part I struggled with。 It went in one ear and out the other。 After that I really enjoyed it。 When I finished it， I reread the first two parts， which actually made a big difference

Atul Ali ，

Wonderful story of an era 。 From view of general person perspective。

Kylie Jenner ，

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Ald Idunn （Gossamer Lens） ，

I don't know if I like Bleak House or this one best。。。。 however， Dickens has done it again。 He impressed me and made me pleased with just how lovely his writing is。 I don't know if I like Bleak House or this one best。。。。 however， Dickens has done it again。 He impressed me and made me pleased with just how lovely his writing is。 。。。more

Amelia Reviews ，

Star Rating: 3。5/5

Xyzel ，

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Vonny ，

let's say that if i didn't read this with a detailed chapter by chapter summary besides it， i wouldn't have known what was going on let's say that if i didn't read this with a detailed chapter by chapter summary besides it， i wouldn't have known what was going on 。。。more

Emma Amorin ，

Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC） http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top joye@novelstar。top lena@novelstar。top app。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC） http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top joye@novelstar。top lena@novelstar。top app。novelstar。top 。。。more

marina ，

okay my heart in broken

Mandi Lucci ，

Even though I'm not sure what I felt about this book it still sticks with me hours later Even though I'm not sure what I felt about this book it still sticks with me hours later 。。。more

bluewizard ，

28th book of 2021 "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， tha 28th book of 2021 "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。"Thus starts A Tale of Two Cities， first serialized between February and November of 1859。 This is Dickens' 12th published novel and his second attempt at writing a historical novel， the first one being Barnaby Rudge， which is about the Gordon Riots， which took place in London in 1780; So around the time this novel is set too。 This book is the sixth book of his that I've read， and oh my lord。 I know not how on Earth I've given 4 out of the six a 5-star rating。 It just dazzles me。 Right now I'm trying to give out 5-star ratings only to books that truly deserve it， but when it comes to Dickens， this rule is absolutely ridiculed。 Anyhow。 Apparently， this novel is Dickens' most popular work and his most rated book on Goodreads， but I don't know how come that is so， for I think that this tale is actually one of the most challenging books of his。 The narratives of Little Dorrit or Great Expectations， are almost relaxed and simple when but in comparison with this。 If you're new to Dickens， I'd highly suggest you save this one for when you're used to his writing， for though this book is certainly not nearly as descriptive as his previous outputs， everything happens in much quicker succession， and might be very hard to follow at times。 Try Oliver Twist or Great Expectations instead。It's the year 1775， when Mr Jerby Lorry， banker at Tellson's， London， is in a coach with destination Paris when a message is reached to him by Jerry Cruncher， his （sort of） confidence-man。 Jerry details him about a Lucie Manette， an orphan at the tutelage of Tellson's Bank， whom he is to await at Dover， before crossing to Calais。 To this message， Lorry responds with the mystifying words: RECALLED TO LIFE。 Jerby Lorry and Lucie Manette finally meet along the seashore。 Lorry then explains to Lucie that in fact， she is no orphan at all。 Her mother did of course die during Lucie's birth， but his father， Dr Alexandre Manette， is still alive。 Manette was wrongfully imprisoned for offending a noble， and sent to the Bastille prison， with no trial nor verdict whatsoever。 Lucie and Jerby travel to Paris and find Dr Manette at Monsieur Defarge's （an old servant of the doctor） house。 Though Alexandre has been recalled to life， he is silent and passive and clings to an ever-demanding turmoil to manufacture shoes。 FROM NOW ON， I SET A SPOILER ALERT， SO IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK， PLEASE I URGE YOU STAY AWAYNow， I'd like to discuss in detail alongside my annotations of the novel throughout， some of the main aspects of the novel， as well as the characters。 The Writing: It is my opinion， that Dickens' writing reaches its absolute pinnacle （from what I've read） in this book and maybe Great Expectations too。 Never have I read such paragraphs as the first or the last in this book， nor such scenes as the wine cask breaking in the Paris street， or the revolutionary historical bits， such as the Storming of the Bastille， or the execution of Old Foulon， or the burning of the châteaus; or such well beautifully crafted chapters as Book I， Chapter I: The Period or Book II， Chapter XVI: Still Knitting or the last three chapters of this book。 There is no secret in that my favourite writer EVER is Mr Charles John Huffam Dickens， and to see him blossoming as in here was beautiful to bestow。 He can craft such sentences that just pound at you to make you cry。 I recently read Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles， and in my review， cleared that Hardy is a master of language， but even that MASTERPIECE pales when in comparison with this monument of epic proportions。 If anything negative can be said， is that the humour is much undermined， but as one of the darker books he ever wrote， I think the tone and composure are correct。 I mean it's the french revolution， don't expect Pickwick jokes while singing La Carmagnole and beheading thousands of innocents。 The Revolution & History throughout Is A Tale of Two Cities actually a historical novel？ Well， it has been categorized as one ever since it was published 162 years ago。 But is it really？ Only about 30 pages of the whole novel are actually focused on the storming of Bastille， and the execution of true noblemen and the burning of their states， but I would have to say that I agree on saying that it is a historical novel， just by looking at the structure， for the whole entirety of the plot transcurs between 1757 with the unspeakable cruel acts of the Evrémonde brothers to Madame Defarge's family and Dr Manette's imprisonment to finally 1793-4 with the first Jacobin Republic and the whole execution plot of the end of the novel， that I'll discuss further on。 The revolutionary parts & the mob speech， hold some of the most grotesque and graphic passages that I have ever read。 I certainly did not expect this from my good old friend Charlie， but oh goodness。 I swear that at times during the latter half of the novel I felt like reading A Game of Thrones， just without sex and slurs！ It does reach that extent！ The Structure & Jumps in time One common complaint about this book is the jumps in time。 The book takes place in 36 years， and the jumps in time are multiple， but these are only presented heavily after page 250。 The one after the first book is obvious， for nothing happens for five years :V， but those like their marriage or the birth of their child， went well with me， for I was already well acquainted with the characters。 The Knitting: One of my favourite characters in this novel is Madame Defarge。 She is the leading figure in the feminine spectre of the whole revolution， she is the face of the madness and the bloodthirstiness and the want of revenge， but I'll get to discuss her more profoundly later on。 The knitting。 Oh lord the knitting。 This is my favourite concept in the whole book， for what it represents and for it being an allegory to Ancient Greek tales。 Basically， Madame Defarge is always knitting。 At all times。 She convinces the whole quarter to knit and knit， and in those knittings， the names of the aristocrats that ought to be killed in the revolution are written in。 I mean。 How on Earth could you not be astonished by that？ And of course， no other than Charles Dickens could have made such an appealing main villain: A bloodthirsty （but with her own reasons MIND YOU） and a revengeful very experienced knitter。 I mean。 Name a better concept， if you can ever find one。 And just， please。 All hail Coralie Bickford-Smith for her design in this。 It couldn't have been better。 The Depiction of England and France In each country， we get very different perspectives。 In England， we are focused on the middle classes: doctors， bankers， lawyers or teachers。 In France however， we see the starving peasants and the cruel and unjust treatment they receive from their lords。 I think that England's situation was not all that great at the time， but here that we don't know， for we don't hear from those starving。 We know of their sorrows in Victorian England through books like Oliver or David， so I'm guessing that at that point， the situation was worse。 The Characters In this case， I'll discuss each individually， in order of importance in the story （but leaving Sydney Carton to the end for obvious reasons ;）;- Lucie ManetteShe is probably the most main protagonist of the story; the tale revolves and evolves around her。 She is one of those angelical female characters that Dickens loves to write， but that， in this case， falls short when compared to the sheer beauty of the depictions of Amy Dorrit or Agnes Wickfield from David Copperfield。 The best way I can describe her is that she is pretty much three out of five。 I enjoyed her， but in her， I didn't feel the masterstroke of Dickens as in other characters in this novel。 OK， she is the golden thread， and the one character that sows this novel together， but my love is centred on others。 -Dr Alexandre ManetteTenfold more interesting than her daughter， honestly。 Dr Manette's story is just wonderful from beginning to end。 Our first encounter with him is in Defarge's attic， him in his troubling frenzy of making shoes。 The shoemaking is the link with his past， and even after setting in London after he was freed from the Bastille， he keeps his shoe bench with him。 A wonderful wonderful metaphor。 Alexandre Manette has a fantastic character development （I mean。 Who would be imprisoned for 18 years and come out as the same man！） He is perfectly described， and I was particularly fond of him。 I truly respected him from beginning to end。 He is of course imprisoned for calling to the institutions on behalf of the unspeakable acts of the Evrémonde brothers， but his letter is intercepted by the Marquis and is sent to the Bastille with no trial and no sentence。 -Charles Evrémonde， called DarnayHe was never and will never be Sydney Carton。 Period。 He was nice， fair and good。 But he did not， I repeat NOT， repay the victims of the terror that was set by his father and uncle as he should have done。 He instead runs away from his own past， which is still far better than what the monsters of his ancestors did， but I feel that was not enough。 OK， he might not have known the full story in detail， but I'm pretty sure he could have had at least some idea。 He takes the wrong decisions， but not out of foolishness or spite， but out of mercy and guilt。 -Le Marquis St EvrémondeCharles' uncle and father， however， are the worst people EVER。 Certainly the worst of the lot of the whole French aristocracy that I have ever been acquainted with。 I HATE THEM。 The first scene we see of them is Charles' uncle galloping on his coach through the busy streets of Paris， AND RUNNING OVER A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD。 AND THEN THROWING SHINGLES AT THE FATHER。 And as we are later revealed， he and his brother mutilated and raped Madame Defarge's sister， put her brother-in-law to hard work until he died and pierced the chest of her brother。 And killed her father too I believe。 If I were done that， believe me， I would be as fierce， or fiercer than Madame Defarge is， I'm telling you。- Madame DefargeOh good old Thérèse。 She is absolutely crazy and is in a murdering frenzy ever since we are introduced to her。 And I fucking love her for that。 As I've explained before， she is wronged by the whole system and the Evrémonde family， and I really feel for her。 Of course， all violence is wrong， and I obviously don't concur with her bloody revolutionary ideas， but then of course too， she is absolutely queen of the beheadings， and her chapters are always bloody brilliant。 And bloody， but also brilliant。 I was a bit sad for her in the end， but that women 2 women fight was the best fight scene that I have ever read， I swear， I laughed wholeheartedly and laughed bitter tears throughout the whole chapter。- Miss ProssOH MISS PROSS。 Clearly my favourite character in this whole book ever since we're introduced to her。 And who on Earth doesn't love one sassy maid whose badass no one can match？ It's in these characters that Dickens shines the most， and Miss Pross was the humourous addition （alongside Jerry Cruncher） that the book is often pointed to as lacking。 Well， I would read a 2，000-page memoir by Miss Pross and would probably give it 5/5。 She moves to Paris with the Manettes， and she just HATES Paris and HATES the French language and REFUSES absolutely to learn how to even say Bonjour， garçon！ Un croissant et un café-au-lait， s'il vous plâit！。 She does all the shopping for the family and only speaks in English and hand gestures。 She is just BAE。 Quite ironically， she kills my other favourite character of the novel: Madame Defarge， and as I said， their fight is probably the best scene in fiction。 My only reservation is that she goes deaf by the end of all， because of the sound of the shot， and she is "repaying her sins"。。。 Dickens for god's sake！ Let her live！ She's the absolute best。-Jerry CruncherHe who adds the most humour to the tale。 He works for Mr Lorry at Tellson's bank， but at night has some obscure and secret goings， that leave his fingers rusty and his boots muddy。 He hates his wife and spites her praying。 He also has a small son， who is a caricature of himself， only 4 feet tall。 His nocturnal activities are unburying corpses and sell them for scientific purposes。 In one of these unburials， metaphored as fishing， he makes one great discovery that is the turning point to the whole book。 The Great Finale: Sydney Carton Ahhhhhh。 I'm most heartbroken。 I'll never recover from this again。 Sydney Carton。 Oh， man。 People say he has great character development， but for me， he was top from the very start。 I just love him。 I'm drawing near to the character limit， so I'll try to draw my conclusion as best as possible。 He just deserves better。 He just does。 Read this book。 Bathe in Sydney's choice。 My heart will always be with him。 “I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss。 I see the lives for which I lay down my life， peaceful， useful， prosperous and happy。 I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts， and in the hearts of their descendants， generations hence。 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。"S+ 。。。more

Ariana Alves ，

Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC） http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top joye@novelstar。top lena@novelstar。top app。novelstar。top Awesome novel。 I love it。 You can join in NovelStar writing contest with a theme "WEREWOLVES" Prices are amazing！ https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 （PC） http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 or email any of the following editors; hardy@novelstar。top joye@novelstar。top lena@novelstar。top app。novelstar。top 。。。more

Aaria Alves ，

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Ali Osia ，

خود داستان که خیلی معمولی بود。 همچنین مطابق انتظارم ترجمه و ویراستاری انتشارات نگاه آن‌چنان ضعیف بود که خواندن این نسخه از کتاب برایم لذت‌بخش نباشد。

Drielly ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Sydney deserved more。He literally killed himself for a girl that couldn't care less about him。 Despite that， AMAZING story， fantastic plotline。 Charles Dickens is a genius。 Sydney deserved more。He literally killed himself for a girl that couldn't care less about him。 Despite that， AMAZING story， fantastic plotline。 Charles Dickens is a genius。 。。。more

Jennifer Fann-Tucker ，

Classic

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=A Tale of Two Cities

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=A Tale of Two Cities&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,A Tale of Two Cities&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0