A Tale of Two Cities

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Penguin UK, Mar 5, 2009 - Juvenile Fiction - 480 pages

Introduced by bestselling author Roddy Doyle.

Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life and is captured. Carton may be able to help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life?

Specially abridged for Puffin Classics.

Also abridged for Puffin Classics
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Selected pages

Contents

Introduction by Roddy Doyle
RECALLED TO LIFE
The Period
The Mail
The Night Shadows
The Preparation
The Wineshop
The Shoemaker
Five Years Later
A Sight
A Disappointment
Congratulatory
The Jackal
Hundreds of People
Monseigneur in Town
Monseigneur in the Country

THE GOLDEN THREAD
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2009)

Charles Dickens (1812-70) is one of the most recognized celebrities of English literature. His many books include Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol.

Bibliographic information

TitleA Tale of Two Cities
Puffin Classics
AuthorCharles Dickens
PublisherPenguin UK, 2009
ISBN0141919086, 9780141919089
Length480 pages
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Juvenile Fiction / Classics
  
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