num_pages: 400
description: The human story behind the French Revolution is embodied in four of Dickens's greatest characters: Madame Defarge, Lucie Manette and her husband Charles Darnay, and the misanthrope Sydney Carton whose final sacrifice gives meaning to his life.
language: English
title: A Tale of Two Cities
titlecomplete: A Tale of Two Cities
characters: Charles Darnay, Dr. Alexandre Manette, Lucie Manette, Madame Therese Defarge, Sydney Carton
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Classic Literature, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 925194
places: England, Paris, France, London, England
publisher: The Reader's Digest Association