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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

A Tale of Two Cities

Original publication
1859
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
827
Difficulty
★★☆
Genres
History, Romance
Translated from
English

Book summary

Charles Darnay, a French aristocrat, renounces his origins to live a fairer life in England, while Sydney Carton, a disillusioned lawyer, struggles with his own inner emptiness. Their destinies intersect against the backdrop of the French Revolution, where social tensions erupt and overturn lives. Between sacrifice, violence, and hope, each must face the consequences of his choices. This novel blends historical drama with intense human emotions. The author shapes a powerful story about justice, redemption, and the upheavals of an era.

The plot

A father found again after eighteen years in prison. Lucie Manette, a young woman, has always believed that her father was dead.

The world of the book

London and Paris at the time of the Revolution. The two cities of the title are London and Paris. The story runs from 1775 to 1793.

The author

A novelist who loved the theatre. As a young journalist, he takes down the debates in Parliament, in London, word for word. At 24, his first novel makes him famous all over England. He also loves the theatre. In 1857…

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

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