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A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Type of Work:

Historical fiction

Setting

London and Paris during the French Revolution (1789-1799)

Principal Characters

Dr. Manette, a French physician, wrongfully imprisoned for 18 years
Lucie Manette, his daughter
Charles Darnay, a former French aristocrat who has repudiated his title and left France to live in England
Jarvis Lorry, the able representative of Tellson & Co., a banking house
Sydney Carton, a law clerk
Madame Defarge, a French peasant and longtime revolutionary