A Tale of Two CitiesFast-moving and accessible, each story in this series is a shortened, illustrated version of the classic novel, which loses none of the strength and flavour of the original. Each book also contains biographical details of the original author, and a glossary of unusual words and activity suggestions. |
Contents
Brought back to life | 5 |
The Trial | 10 |
Death in the Countryside | 14 |
A Terrible Secret | 18 |
Desperate Days | 23 |
Revolution | 27 |
A Prisoner | 31 |
No Hope | 34 |
The Secret Letter | 39 |
Number Twentythree | 44 |
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Alexandre Manette brother Carton replied carts CHAPTER FIVE Desperate CHAPTER THREE Death Charles Darnay Charles Dickens child Citizen Evremonde countryside court courtyard dark Darnay asked Darnay replied Darnay's trial daughter dead dear Defarge replied Defarge shouted Defarge whispered Defarge's hand denounce Doctor Manette took door EIGHT No Hope England Evremonde family face father FIVE Desperate Days FOUR A Terrible France French Republic guarded guillotine heard hundred and five husband king king of France kissed knitting La Force prison letter London Lorry asked Lorry cried Lorry replied Lorry sat Lucie Manette Madame Defarge Manette look Manette sat Marquis d'Evremonde married Miss Manette Miss Pross muttered night NINE The Secret nobleman North Tower Number Twenty-three Paris pistol ragged red cap Revolution road mender Saint Antoine SEVEN A Prisoner Sidney Carton silent streets tell Tellson's Bank tomorrow village waiting walked wife window wine women woodcutter