A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
Recommended by 9 notable people, including Oprah Winfrey and J. K. Rowling
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Recommended by 15 sources and appears in Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it ranks amongst the most famous works in the history of literary fiction. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading...
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Recommended by 15 sources and appears in Fiction, Most Recommended Books, and Fiction.
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