A Tale of Two CitiesDickens, Charles
A Tale of Two Cities
Two men who look remarkably alike fall in love with the same woman. Dickens follows their lives from London to Paris as the French Revolution closes in.
From the English edition
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 the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present…
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