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A Tale of Two Cities

By Charles Dickens

"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a historical novel published in 1859. Set in London and Paris during the tumultuous French Revolution, it follows Dr. Alexandre Manette after his mysterious 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with his daughter Lucie. Their lives…

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"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is a historical novel published in 1859. Set in London and Paris during the tumultuous French Revolution, it follows Dr. Alexandre Manette after his mysterious 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with his daughter Lucie. Their lives become entangled with a French aristocrat fleeing his heritage and a dissolute English lawyer who harbors secret devotion. Against the backdrop of revolutionary terror and violence, personal sacrifices and hidden connections shape their intertwined fates. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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British -- France -- Paris -- FictionExecutions and executioners -- FictionFrance -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- FictionFrench -- England -- London -- FictionHistorical fictionLondon (England) -- History -- 18th century -- FictionLookalikes -- FictionParis (France) -- History -- 1789-1799 -- FictionWar storiesCategory: British Literature
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