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: Sydney Carton, Dr. Alexandre Manette, Lucie Manette, Madame Therese Defarge, Charles Darnay
genres: Literature, British Literature, 19th Century, Classic Literature, Novels, Historical, Fiction, Classics, School, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 925434
places: France, Paris, London, England, England
publisher: Recorded Books LLC