num_pages: 436
description: with reader's guideWith his sublime parting words, "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done..." Sidney Carton joins that exhalted group of Dickensian characters who have earned a permanent place in the popular literary imagination. His dramatic story, set against the volcanic fury of the French Revolution and pervaded by the ominous rumble of the death carts trundling toward the guillotine, is the heart-stirring tale of a heroic soul in an age gone mad. A masterful pageant of idealism, love, and adventure — in a Paris bursting with revolutionary frenzy, and a London alive with anxious anticipation — A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens's most energetic and exciting works.
language: English
title: A Tale of Two Cities
titlecomplete: A Tale of Two Cities
characters: Sydney Carton, Dr. Alexandre Manette, Charles Darnay, Lucie Manette, Madame Therese Defarge
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, School, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 925131
places: Paris, London, England, England, France
publisher: Amsco School Publications