A Tale of Two Cities - A Classic of Foreign Literature

Author: Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: Dr. Manette in Paris is falsely imprisoned in the Bastille for 18 years after exposing the Evremonde brothers, who oppress the common people. Upon release, he moves to London with his daughter, Lucy. Lucy falls in love with and marries Charles Darnay, a French young man, who turns out to be the nephew of the Marquis Evremonde. The French Revolution breaks out, and Darnay, who returns to Paris for a reason, is sentenced to death by revolutionaries as a noble. Later, the English lawyer Carton sacrifices himself to save Darnay, who bears a resemblance to him.