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A Tale of Two Cities
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Set during the French Revolution, Charles Dickens's novel contrasts life in London and Paris, following characters caught up in the era's social upheaval and personal sacrifice. Suitable for readers interested in historical fiction and nineteenth-century literature.
(Note: the 1994 date reflects a particular edition; the work was first published in 1859.)
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and journalist. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
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