A Tale of Two Cities

About this Book

Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens' best-known work of historical fiction. With over 200 million copies sold, it ranks among the most famous books in the history of fictional literature. The story depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same period. It follows several protagonists including Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton.