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A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens

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Jun 01, 2012 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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A re-read with Catie, Hayes, Geevee, Kim, Marialyce, Laura, MichelleCH, Jemidar, Margaret, Jeannette, Dawn and Sylvia.

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It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times,
it was the age of wisdom,
it was the age of foolishness,
it was the epoch of belief,
it was the epoch of incredulity,
it was the season of Light,
it was the season of Darkness,
it was the spring of hope,
it was the winter of despair,
we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heave ...more

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Dec 27, 2017 Charlotte Clementine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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My favorite Dickens novel.
And while we're here, let me confess my undying love for Sydney Carton.
One of the most well-written and fascinating characters I have ever read, his story of redemption deeply touched my heart and shattered it. ...more

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Mar 30, 2009 Laura rated it really liked it

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie, whom he had never met. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror.

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