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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author 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.
A Tale of Two Cities: 1859 Weekly serial in All the Year Round, 30 April 1859, to 26 November 1859 Historical novel Text: Great Expectations: 1861 Weekly serial in All the Year Round, 1 December 1860 to 3 August 1861 Text: Our Mutual Friend: 1865 Monthly serial, May 1864 to November 1865 Text: No Thoroughfare: 1867
Other works soon followed, including A Tale of Two Cities (1859) and Great Expectations (1861), which were resounding successes. Set in London and Paris, A Tale of Two Cities is his best-known work of historical fiction and includes the famous opening sentence "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." It is regularly touted as one ...
Author(s) Original language First published Approximate sales Genre A Tale of Two Cities: Charles Dickens: English: 1859 >200 million [21] Historical fiction: The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: French: 1943: 200 million [22] [23] [24] Fantasy, children's fiction: The Alchemist (O Alquimista) Paulo Coelho: Portuguese ...
A number of prominent authors and novels were serialised in All the Year Round, including: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities (June 1859 to December 1859) [16] Great Expectations (1 December 1860 to August 1861) [16] The Uncommercial Traveller (28 January 1860 to 13 October 1860, plus 1863–65 and 1868–69) Wilkie Collins
Pages in category "A Tale of Two Cities characters" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Sydney Carton is a central character in Charles Dickens' 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities. He is a shrewd young Englishman educated at Shrewsbury School, and sometime junior to his fellow barrister Stryver. Carton is portrayed as a brilliant but depressed and cynical drunkard who is full of self-loathing because of what he sees as his wasted life.
Jarvis Lorry is one of the oldest employees of Tellson's Bank, and he frequently deals with the bank's offices in London and Paris.He is a confirmed bachelor and a man of business, describing himself as not much else than a speaking machine.