![]() The novel has been adapted for film, television, radio, and the stage, and has continued to influence popular culture. In 2003, the novel was ranked 63rd on the BBC's The Big Read poll. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was. In the Introduction to the Encyclopedia of Adventure Fiction, critic Don D'Ammassa argues that it is an adventure novel because the protagonists are in constant danger of being imprisoned or killed.Īs Dickens's best-known work of historical fiction, A Tale of Two Cities is said to be one of the best-selling novels of all time. Read a special excerpt from the beginning of A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens classic tale. The story is set against the conditions that led up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met. ![]() ![]() ![]() A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. ![]()
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