A Tale of Two Cities

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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical fiction novel set during the period of the French Revolution. After eighteen long years, Dr Manette is released from imprisonment as a political prisoner in the Bastille and departs to London in search of his daughter Lucie, whom he has never met before. Through his daughter, he meets Sydney Carton, a brilliant English barrister, and Charles Darnay, an ex-member of French aristocracy who has fallen in love with Lucie. But this happy reunion is disrupted when a letter arrives from one of Darnay’s former servants, pleading for his help in securing the release of Darnay’s uncle, the Marquis. He immediately sets out for Paris, but does not know that he is walking into a trap…

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