Classic Literature English-Chinese Comparison (A Tale of Two Cities)

Author: Liu Wenjun, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution and centers around Miss Manette. It depicts many characters around her. The tragic yet touching love story between her and the cruel Marquis's nephew Charles Darnay, as well as the lawyer Stryver, forms the main content of the novel. Dr. Manette, having been kidnapped to the Marquis's estate for treatment in his youth, inadvertently obtained evidence of the violent Marquis's misdeeds and was framed and imprisoned. After spending many years in prison, he was released and, with the help of his friend Mr. Lorry from the British bank of Tellson's, took his beautiful daughter Miss Manette to live in London. Meanwhile, the lawyer Stryver, a young man outwardly cynical, disillusioned, and seemingly devoid of passion for life and work, met Miss Manette by chance. The appearance of Miss Manette rekindled Stryver's inner passion, and he gradually developed feelings for her. However, based on the information he gathered, he learned that she had become engaged to Charles Darnay, a French émigré living in England. Charles Darnay is the Marquis's nephew and of noble birth, so it was known in the revolutionary society of the time that he would be arrested by the new revolutionary government.